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Obama pledges 3 percent of GDP for research

BLOG: Highlights of what the president announced to the National Academy of Sciences

By Janet Raloff

- More than 2 years ago

President Obama addressed the National Academy of Sciences and other dignitaries this morning with a list of new pledges for initiatives to boost science and engineering research. Below: a highlight of those mentioned in his 9 a.m. EDT talk:

OBAMA AT NAS The President exhibited his respect for how science can bolster the nation’s economy and limit energy profligacy.