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<description><![CDATA[This blog from ASPB's public affairs unit will provide updates on policy developments in Washington and other plant biology news impacting the ASPB community.  Please send any news, comments, or suggestions to ASPB's public affairs director, Adam Fagen, at afagen@aspb.org

Policy Archives available under Group Pages.]]></description>
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<title>The National Science Board Requests Information on the Administrative Burden of Federally-Funded Researchers</title>
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<title>ASPB Applauds the President&apos;s Commitment to Scientific Research Investments in the FY 2014 Budget Request</title>
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<title>USDA/NIFA Releases Plan for Funding Under the Sequester</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:32:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FY 2013 Appropriations Update: Sequester and Revisiting the Continuing Resolution</title>
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<title>Obama Administration Directs Federal Agencies to Expand Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:11:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Suresh to Step Down as NSF Director</title>
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<title>White House Office of Science &amp; Technology Policy - Summer 2013 Internship</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:03:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Call for Applications for 2013-2014 California Science and Technology Policy Fellowships </title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:40:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Drought Briefing on Capitol Hill Co-Sponsored by ASPB</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:44:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>OMB Issues Sequester Report Outlining Potential Across-the-Board Spending Reductions in Early January 2013 </title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:59:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>SBIR - Webinar and Request for Comments</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:56:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>AFRI Foundational Grants Program RFA to Be Released in September</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:54:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USDA  Extends Application Due Dates and Increases Funding for Food Safety Improvement through AFRI </title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:51:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Join SOAR to Discuss Agricultural Research in America </title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:59:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Farm Bill Approved by House Agriculture Committee</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:47:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>NSF Releases Dear Colleague Letter: Beyond the Genome: IOS Funding Opportunities for FY 2012-2013</title>
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<title>Senate Agriculture Committee Reports 2012 Farm Bill; Floor Action Expected in June</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:45:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Broadening Participation: NSF Releases Dear Colleague Letter on Increasing Hispanic Representation in STEM Fields</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 1 Jun 2012 15:22:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Global Research Council Formed to Address Scientific Integrity and Open Access</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 17:19:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>National Science Foundation Funding Up 4.3% in House Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill, Surpassing the Senate Mark</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:01:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>National Science Foundation Funding Up 3.4% in Senate Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill </title>
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<title>Obama Administration Announces “Big Data” Initiative</title>
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<title>New Legislation to Establish a Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Introduced</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2012 19:18:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ASPB Executive Director Crispin Taylor to testify at House Hearing on Public Access and Scholarly Publication</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:48:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sonny Ramaswamy tapped as Director of USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:30:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Support to Pass the Farm Bill this Year Comes from Both Sides of the House</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 20:44:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>PCAST Releases Report on Undergraduate STEM Education and Obama Administration Announces New Initiatives</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:09:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Science Policy Student Board Member Position at Student Pugwash USA</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:37:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Association for Women in Science Policy Fellowship</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:02:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>National Science Board: NSB Report on Merit Review Criteria: Review and Revisions</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 15:44:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ASPB Alert: Deadline to sign on to GRANT Act &quot;Dear Colleague&quot; Letter Extended </title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:44:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USDA closing 259 U.S. offices to cut costs</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ASPB ALERT: Concerns Regarding the Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act (H.R. 3433)</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jan 2012 14:09:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Policy Update: FY 2012 Appropriations Update:  Congress Completes FY 2012 Appropriations Process</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:18:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Call for Applications for 2012-2013 California Science and Technology Policy Fellowships </title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:54:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>AAAS Seeking Nominations for the 2012 AAAS Charles Valentine Riley Memorial Lecture</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:35:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The U.S. Department of Energy Solicits Nominations for the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:26:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Increase to indirect cost limits for NIFA funded grants in the FY 2012 minibus appropriations bill </title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 8 Dec 2011 21:26:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Implications of Supercommittee Collapse for Science Funding and Higher Education </title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:08:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:28:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Applications open for 2012 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:48:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Koonin steps down as DOE Under Secretary for Science</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:43:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Congress makes progress on FY 2012 appropriations</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 5 Nov 2011 16:55:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack emphasizes research for 2012 Farm Bill</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:16:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sen. Kohl speaks on behalf of agriculture research on Senate floor</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:34:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>NIH selects NIGMS director: Chris Kaiser of MIT</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:27:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>NSF seeking nominations for Advisory Committee for International Science and Engineering</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:18:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CGS and ETS will explore pathways through graduate school and into careers</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:40:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>OSTP releases Request for Information for National Bioeconomy Blueprint</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:13:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USAID Policy Framework emphasizes role of science and technology in global development</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 7 Oct 2011 18:35:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Continuing Resolution funds federal government through November 18</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 6 Oct 2011 12:06:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 4 Oct 2011 20:13:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>NSF launches Career-Life Balance Initiative</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 3 Oct 2011 04:52:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>White House to develop National Bioeconomy Blueprint</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:39:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Senate Approps releases specifics about proposed cuts at NSF</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:59:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Senate Appropriations Subcommittee suggests cuts for NSF</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:13:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>DOE to host Sep. 22 webinar on biomass feedstock potential</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Senate Appropriations Committee approves FY 2012 funding for DOE</title>
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<title>National Academies revisiting the postdoctoral experience</title>
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<title>Nina Fedoroff writes about genetically modified crops in The New York Times</title>
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<title>Encouraging scientists to engage in public debate and run for office</title>
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<title>ASPB signs on to Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research letter on FY2012 funding for NIH</title>
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<title>DOE Under Secretary for Science kicks off ASPB President&apos;s Symposium at Plant Biology 2011</title>
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<title>Debt ceiling increased; what is the impact on science and education?</title>
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<title>National Science Board seeks nominations for new members</title>
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<title>NIFA and APLU seek Morrill Lecture nominations</title>
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<title>NSB and NSF seek input on proposed merit review criteria revision and principles</title>
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<title>ASPB member to offer Capitol Hill briefing on biofuels on June 24</title>
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<title>NRC report says science education should be as important as math and reading</title>
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<title>World Food Prize awarded to former presidents of Ghana and Brazil</title>
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<title>NIFA will not fill principal scientist positions</title>
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<title>ALERT:  USDA appropriations amendments could be catastrophic to USDA research</title>
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<title>NIGMS names Judith Greenberg as acting director</title>
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<title>Cora Marrett finally confirmed as NSF deputy director</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 3 Jun 2011 21:26:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>National Academies offers free PDFs</title>
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<title>AAAS Riley Memorial Lecture to be given by ASPB member Pam Ronald</title>
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<title>U.S. immigration adds plant science to fields that qualify for Optional Practical Training extensions</title>
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<title>Group of Democratic Senators calls for full AFRI funding</title>
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<title>Shutdown looms</title>
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<title>Contact your Representative about COMPETES Reauthorization</title>
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<title>Jeremy Berg to step down as NIGMS director</title>
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<title>Colien Hefferan appointed new director of National Arboretum</title>
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<title>HHMI adds new International Early Career Scientist Program</title>
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<title>112th Congress: Senate Agriculture Committee</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:38:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>NIFA director Roger Beachy hints at new AFRI RFAs</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:11:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Moore Foundation and Howard Hughes Medical Institute leaders talk about focus on plant sciences</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:18:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>112th Congress: House Science &amp; Technology Committee</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:20:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>HHMI Bulletin discusses importance of plant science</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:08:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ASPB members honored by the White House</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:27:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Danforth Plant Science Center picks next president</title>
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<title>Changes in store for the next Congress</title>
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<title>USA Science &amp; Engineering Festival draws at least 500,000 to National Mall</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:30:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dr. Subra Suresh sworn in as NSF director </title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:20:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>President Obama hosts White House Science Fair</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:27:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Welcome to the Plant Biology Policy Blog</title>
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