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Presidential candidates answer science questions

John McCain joined Barack Obama and responded to a series of questions about science, energy, and health policies. McCain responded Monday, and Obama responded in late August, shortly before symmetry made its original post on this topic.

The candidate's answers are posted on the website Science Debate 2008 as well as the website for Scientists and Engineers for America. Science Debate 2008 compiled "the top 14 [science] questions the candidates should answer" based on a nation-wide survey of 38,000 people. The site offers lists of related articles, including this one from the New York Times. The SEA website includes Obama's and McCain's "Record on Science," which is a list of documented statements or press releases that the candidates have made in the past few months concerning science related policies.