Nominee Says Politics Wonât Trump Science
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President Bushâs nominee to become the next surgeon general said today he would resign rather than allow politics to push aside science.
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President George W. Bush's surgeon general nominee, Dr. James Holsinger, disputed claims by critics that he holds "anti-gay" views during a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.
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Technology policy hasn&#39;t played a major role in this year&#39;s U.S. presidential campaign, but the major candidates have staked out positions on issues such as&#160;net neutrality&#160;and&#160;skilled-worker visas.
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President George W. Bush's surgeon general nominee disputed critics' claims that he holds "anti-gay" views and told senators on Thursday he would quit before bowing to political interference in his job.
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HIS NOMINEE FOR HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR, BERNARD KERIK, HAS WITHDRAWN HIS APPLICATION FOR THE JOB. WHILE COMPLETING THE PAPERWORK FOR HIS SENATE CONFIRMATION, KERIK CLAIMS HE DISCOVERED ISSUES WITH THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF A NANNY HE ONCE EMPLOYED.
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U.S. Sen. Joseph  Lieberman, an independent who supports Democrats in Congress  despite his backing of the Iraq war, said on Thursday he was  not ruling out endorsing a Republican in the White House race.
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Former surgeon general Joycelyn Elders on what happens when politics trumps science in the office of the nation's top doctor.
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HAMPTON, N.H. - John Kerry on Monday accused President Bush of restricting potentially lifesaving stem cell research because of "extreme right-wing ideology" and underscored his own strong support for research that polls show has widespread backing...
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Democratic challenger John Kerry on Monday broadened his attack on President Bush to include stem cell research when he accused his rival of ignoring science that could offer millions of sick Americans a chance at a cure.
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Republican Rudy Giuliani declined Tuesday to tell a voter where he agrees and disagrees with conservative members of his party, saying it's about more than "just an ideology."
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The world&#39;s chief climate scientist on Tuesday disputed the US government contention that cutbacks in carbon dioxide emissions are not yet warranted to check global warming.
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During the first GOP presidential debate last month in California, three Republican candidates raised eyebrows by indicating they did not subscribe to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, a widely accepted scientific concept about the origins of life.
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WASHINGTON _ In a sharp exchange with House Democrats, the chief of the Environmental Protection Agency Friday said he would not decide whether to issue regulations controlling greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles until late next year.
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Democrats won't try to filibuster Alberto Gonzales' nomination to be attorney general but will hold extensive debate over his role in developing the Bush administration's policies on foreign detainees, the Senate's top Democrat said Tuesday.
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A Colorado congresswoman said Saturday that President Bush was motivated by "cold, calculated, cynical political gain" when he vetoed a bill that would expand federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.
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Republican Mike Huckabee on Saturday rejected suggestions that John McCain is the party's inevitable nominee and said he won't quit the presidential race.
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The attorney general nominee declined to say if he considered harsh interrogation techniques to be torture.