http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,49147,00.html Nanotech's Pitch for Megabucks By Declan McCullagh (declanat_private) 2:00 a.m. Dec. 15, 2001 PST WASHINGTON -- The U.S. nanotechnology industry may be young, but it's fast becoming an old hand at demanding its share of the federal pork barrel. During one of the first nanotech policy events ever in Washington, an industry trade association clamored for billions of tax dollars in new spending. For a bit of insider help, the Nanobusiness Alliance has turned to one of the savviest politicians around, who also happens to be a self-described futurist: former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Gingrich, the politico who once wanted to hand laptops to poor kids, will serve as the group's honorary chairman. [...] The Nanobusiness Alliance already has learned one of the most important lessons of Washington politics: When asking for money, stay relevant. In an announcement of the event, it played up an anti-terrorist theme: "Nanotechnology is already having a major impact on homeland security (and) disease detection...." [...] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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