The end of political gridlock, at last?

Article Abstract:

President-elect Bill Clinton has made cabinet appointments that may end the gridlock on science and technology policy in Washington, DC that has been present for several years. The appointments of Lloyd Bentsen as Treasury Secretary and Robert Reich as Secretary of Labor shows Clinton's willingness to stimulate and accommodate US industry. Laura Tyson, who will probably head the Council of Economic Advisers, favors a formal national industrial policy which would make science and technology policy even more explicit. US policy should incorporate considerable basic research independent of legislated ends.

Forecasts and trends, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Science and state, Science policy, Cabinet officers, Cabinet officials

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Clinton's honeymoon

Article Abstract:

President Bill Clinton by Feb 1993 has met difficulties in his attempts to make the appointments necessary to conduct the business of the US government. In particular, the withdrawal of two attorney-general candidates has proven embarrassing. However, Clinton deserves recognition for rescinding the Bush administration's ban on the use of fetal tissue in medical research. The administration's lifting of restrictions on the use of federal money for medical facilities involved in abortion is also enlightened.

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Clinton on science (fetal tissue research and AIDS research) (Editorial)

Article Abstract:

Bill Clinton has said he will lift the ban on fetal tissue research imposed by the Bush administration. Ironically, this would amount to accepting the advise of a panel of scientists and ethicists appointed by Bush. Clinton also promised to appoint an AIDS tsar to coordinate AIDS research among government agencies. This AIDS tsar should be someone with a scientific background, but not someone personally engaged in AIDS research, as such involvement could color his or her judgment.

Political aspects, AIDS (Disease), Fetal tissue transplantation

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