On Friday 13 February 2009 10:17:11 Nat Hager III wrote:
> I'm watching that one too, to see what the final call is on NSF funding.
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> http://thomas.loc.gov/
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> But I don't see the final pdf posted, and even at that neither the House
> nor Senate versions posted earlier said anything about metric.

Looking through the bill for various words, I find all sorts of provisions 
that have nothing whatsoever to do with stimulating the economy. A search 
for "kilogram" turned up empty. A search for "pound" turned up something 
about schools making reports about whether their floors contain volatile 
organic compounds, a modification to the Internal Revenue code about 
deducting interest for vehicles, and something about inspection of downer 
cows.

I know we're all here for the metric system, but I'm sure that's not 
everyone's only issue. This bill is full of charcuterie. Please read the bill 
and alert your legislators of anything that should be removed.

Pierre

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