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ARMS Email System Page 1 of 2 RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL) CREATOR: Samir Afridi ( CN=Samir Afridi/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ] ) CREATION DATE/TIME: 8-JUN-2000 11:46:37.00 SUBJECT: TO: [email protected] @ inet ( [email protected] @ inet [ UNKNOWN ] ) READ: UNKNOWN TEXT: 3 Draft 6/9/00 :00 p.m. Sam Afridi PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON MILLENNIUM MATINEE [&UNDER THE SEA, BEYOND THE STARS18 THE WHITE HOUSE June 12, 2000 Acknowledge: First Lady; Dr. Tyson; Marcia McNutt; students of NAME OF SCHOOLS. ItO,s fitting that we have this discussion about discovery and exploration here in the East Room. This is where Thomas Jefferson and Meriwether Lewis planned the Lewis and Clark expedition to explore parts of America no one had ever seen, and find an ocean that no one thought could be reached by land .ASTRONAUTS ( Before we open it up to questions, I want to mention a couple important initiatives that relate to the subject at hand. One of the people I know who wanted to be here today is Vice President Gore who has been such a leader in expanding the frontiers of science and technology. Earlier today, the Vice President talked about the findings of a new report released this morning by the US Global Change Research Program. That report was prepared by some of Americal, leading scientists and is the first of its kind. It was three years in the making and is the most detailed look ever at the potential impact of climate change on our people and our economy. It projects serious consequences *average temperature increases of 5 to 10 degrees over the next centuryD*increases in both flooding and drought the loss of fragile ecosystems. It is perhaps the most compelling scientific evidence we have ever had of global warming. And it lends further scientific support to addressing global climate change both at home and abroad *to doing all we can to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions and develop clean air technologies. Sotul *not only decode the human genome and find cures for various kinds of cancer, parkinsoný, S, alzheimer1,s, diabetes; we would also find out what , in the black holes of the universe and what ,s in the depths of our oceans and what we find out may save hundreds of thousands of peopleý ( Linkage to each other, to past, future[ ( http://172.28.127.30:8082/ARMS/servlet/getEmailArchive?URL_PATH=/nlcp-l/Amms4.. 10/10/2008