Foxes guarding NASA's henhouse


	Foxes guarding NASA's henhouse

kelvin273

4-30-2008 11:08 PM

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science, space, nasa

kelvin273 says:

This has become such a business as usual thing in government that I'm not sure I can summon the outrage anymore.

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