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    Court Blasts Bush on Global Warming Research
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    Plaintiffs in the case say the Bush administration has been suppressing two reports intended to serve as a unifying guide for Congress and federal agencies on global warming threats and scientific research priorities. "The reports are supposed to be the premiere summary on the science of global warming in this country and used by all federal agencies" said Kassie Siegel of the Center for Biological Diversity, a San Francisco-based conservation group and the main plaintiff in the case. Full Article at ABC News
    The reports are supposed to be the premiere summary on the science of global warming in this country and used by all federal agencies
    SOURCE: ABC News 27 months ago
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Court Blasts Bush on Global Warming Research
  1. The defendants are wrong
    SOURCE: ABC News 27 months ago
  2. Congress has conferred no discretion upon the defendants as to when they will issue [the reports].
    SOURCE: ABC News 27 months ago
  3. It's a very critical component of government decision making. The Bush administration essentially deep-sixed these reports.
    SOURCE: ABC News 27 months ago

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