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http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/08/science/space/08SETI.html

A few highlights:
"Years after Congress ordered NASA to pull the plug on a survey looking for
alien radio signals from the stars," SETI "seems to have gradually achieved
a modicum of respect in the halls of Washington."

"For most of the last decade, "SETI was a four-letter word in NASA," said
Dr. Frank Drake,"

"the SETI Institute, with about 120 employees and an annual budget of $10
million"..."has grown into a powerhouse of astrobiological research."

"In a statement from the institute, Dr. Jill Tarter, a radio astronomer who
directs the search program, called the selection "the stamp of approval that
what we started so long ago is a really good idea." "

-- 
Tony Sivori