Dear Colleagues, In an open letter, the American Physical society has urged Congress and the White House to revisit the fiscal year 2008 science funding in January. You can read the letter online at: http://www.aps.org/about/pressreleases/funding-fy08.cfm Illinois Senators Barack Obama and Dick Durbin and Illinois Representative Judy Biggert have sent a letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), calling on him to increase next year's funding for the High Energy Physics program. You can read the text of the statement at: http://judybiggert.house.gov/NewsRoom.aspx?FormMode=Detail&ID=785 Norman Graf