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Old 03-06-11, 11:59 PM   #7
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Because Like the cold-fusion press conference, that turned into a debacle.
True. However, if they had sufficient evidence, the "We found aliens!" thing would be worthy of a televised conference.

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Press conferences circumvent the standard procedures for publishing discoveries.
I think NASA would be playing the alien life card for every dollar they could get their hands on. Morale is low, PR lacking, funding is getting very tight, and they're even having to look at getting rid of some civil servants.

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