Democrat's Call For Science Policy Studies May Push Election Message

A House Democratic lawmaker is seeking a broad investigation into allegations that the Bush administration is manipulating EPA and other agencies' scientific data to justify preferred policy outcomes, a request that observers say could help Democrats deliver their election-year message that Republicans are corrupt and not fit to govern. Rep. David Wu (D-OR), the ranking member of the House Science panel's environment subcommittee, is asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to develop a list of delayed scientific reports, as well...