What does this matter? Even if true, its not illegal to pay someone to shut up if you're not trying to cover up a crime.
As for the grant, I'm not going to care much. Be glad its the president giving a scientist friend preferential treatment instead of an oil company executive friend. Ideally cronyism would never occur, but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for that to change.
Last edited by CutterJohn; 2012-05-14 at 11:07 PM.
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