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Published online 24 October 2007 | Nature 449, 962 (2007) | doi:10.1038/449962a

Column: Party of One

Spending stalemate

As the battle over the US budget drags into autumn, the amount of money available for science is hostage to larger budget disputes. David Goldston explains.

President George W. Bush and the US Congress are at an impasse over the budget for fiscal year 2008, which began on 1 October.

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