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Published online 6 August 2008 | Nature 454, 680 (2008) | doi:10.1038/454680a
Column: Party of One
Financial planning
An impasse over the budget and the impending presidential election mean that US science spending will likely be frozen for months, David Goldston reports.
Washington DC in August is always a picture of torpor. The humidity rises and Congress escapes for a month-long recess, slowing the pace of work for everyone from Cabinet officials to taxi drivers.
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