Article: SEN. OBAMA ANNOUNCES FY08 FEDERAL FUNDING REQUESTS

The office of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., issued the following press release:

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) today announced that he had requested federal funding for the following projects, in the amounts designated by his constituents and several national organizations, as part of this year's annual appropriations process:

ADLER PLANETARIUM, TO SUPPORT REPLACEMENT OF ITS PROJECTOR AND RELATED EQUIPMENT, $3,000,000

One of its most popular attractions and teaching tools at the Adler Planetarium is the Sky Theater. The projection equipment in this theater is 40 years old, and is no longer supported with parts or service by the manufacturer. It has begun to fail, leaving the theater dark and groups ...

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