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paleonet President Bush steps into "debate" on ID/evolution



Apologies to those outside the US.  The NY Times reports on comments made by Bush Aug. 1 "endorsing" teaching of intelligent design.  Link follows.

Bush Remarks Roil Debate on Teaching of Evolution
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/03/politics/03bush.html?ex=1123732800&en=64fde808f47b1247&ei=5070&emc=eta1
By ELISABETH BUMILLER, NY Times, Aug. 3, 2005
President Bush on Monday appeared to endorse the push by many conservatives to give intelligent design equal treatment with the theory of evolution in public schools.

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