| DISCOVER Magazine Names Harvard Astronomer, Dr. David Charbonneau ...
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- DISCOVER magazine names Dr. David Charbonneau, the Harvard University astronomer renowned for his work with exoplanets, as its 2007 Scientist of the Year, in the December issue that hits newsstands November 13th. DISCOVER's Scientist of the Year award recognizes the researcher who has made the most important contribution to science in the past year. DISCOVER magazine editors also recognize finalists Dr. Elizabeth H. Blackburn and Dr. Hans Rosling for their pioneering research in health and statistics. "Dr. David Charbonneau has made outstanding contributions to astronomy and enhanced our understanding of the world beyond the one we inhabit," said DISCOVER CEO Henry Donahue. "DISCOVER's editors feel that our scientist of the year and our two finalists are setting the pace in their chosen disciplines and are at the cutting-edge of scientific exploration." Canadian-born Dr.
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Full text of State of the Union address
Tonight, with a healthy, growing economy, with more Americans going back to work, with our nation an active force for good in the world -- the state of our union is confident and strong. (Applause.) Our generation has been blessed -- by the expansion of opportunity, by advances in medicine, by the security purchased by our parents' sacrifice. Now, as we see a little gray in the mirror -- or a lot of gray -- (laughter) -- and we watch our children moving into adulthood, we ask the question: What will be the state of their union? Members of Congress, the choices we make together will answer that question. Over the next several months, on issue after issue, let us do what Americans have always done, and build a better world for our children and our grandchildren. (Applause.) First, we must be good stewards of this economy, and renew the great institutions on which millions of our fellow citizens rely.
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