Dear Colleagues, An article entitled "U.S. Is Losing Its Dominance in the Sciences" cites the LHC as an example of how the US is falling behind Europe and Asia. Read it yourself at: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/03/science/03RESE.html?hp Presentations at the 29th Annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology referenced in the article can be found online at: http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/forum.htm Specifically: Dr. Marburger's keynote address can be found at: http://www.ostp.gov/html/jhm04-22-04AAAS.pdf Sen. Daschle's speech can be found at: http://democrats.senate.gov/demsengov-doc.cfm?a=108&b=2&c=208 Norman Graf