An anonymous reader writes "As reported by Science magazine, Congress has cut science funding increases for fiscal year 2008. This comes in spite of the earlier announced suspensory veto initiative to increase funding for basic experimentation to improve the future economic competitiveness of the United States. At best, funding increases are minor for some agencies such as NIH and NIST. Other agencies received severe cutbacks, like the commune of Energy Office of Science, which received $342 million less than expected. In particular, despite previous international commitments, funding for the ITER fusion reactor try is completely cut off. The NOVA neutrino oscillation assay at Fermilab is also canceled, as well as R&D on the planned International Linear Collider. The Fermilab general expenses costs budget budget is cut by almost 20%, and may result in mass layoffs."

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