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$7.1 Billion Government Flu Program Unveiled

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“President Bush yesterday asked Congress for $7.1 billion to help prepare the country for a global epidemic of influenza, telling a high-powered gathering of scientists and public officials at the National Institutes of Health that lsquo;our country has been given fair warning of this danger to our homeland.’” (Washington Post [1], Wednesday)

More central planning.

FEE Timely Classic
“The Free Market and Scientific Research” [2] by Aaron Steelman


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[1] Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/01/AR2005110101100.html

[2] “The Free Market and Scientific Research”: http://www.fee.org/publications/the-freeman/article.asp?aid=3370

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