Presidential Candidates Asked to Weigh in on Wasted Research

Presidential candidates Barack Obama, John McCain, Ralph Nader and Cynthia McKinney are being asked to weigh in on a report to be released Monday at three University of California campuses that outlines a waste of hundreds of millions of dollars in redundant government research. Details of the news conferences and protests below: SAN FRANCISCO, Monday, 10 a.m., 513 Parnassus Ave at UCSF. Contact: Bob O'Brien 415/751-3756. Releasing national report, internal UCSF documents. DAVIS, Monday, 1:30 p.m., UC Davis Main Administration Building, Mrak Hall, 1 Shields Ave.. Contact: Linda 916/798-5516. Releasing national, UCD internal documents. BERKELEY, Monday, 4 p.m., PROTEST and news conference at University Ave. and Oxford Way, in front of the Li Ka-Shing Center Construction Site. Contact: Jake 510/735-5792. National research... [read full story]