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===U.S. Congressional comments===

===U.S. Congressional comments===

When House [[Republicans]] asked for a hearing or investigation into the issue, independent from the Penn State University which is looking into the e-mails by its own researcher, [[Michael Mann]], calls for further investigation were criticized and then rejected by [[Democrats]]. U.S. Representative James Sensenbrenner ([[Republican|R]]-[[Wisconsin]]) said, "These e-mails show a pattern of suppression, manipulation and secrecy that was inspired by ideology, condescension and profit."<ref>Seth Borenstein. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010411091_apsciclimatehearing.html Obama science advisers grilled over hacked e-mails], ''The Seattle Times'', December 3, 2009.</ref> Democrats harbored ill will against the facts and continued to theorize that the [[earth]] is warming, insisting that the fraudulent data "[does] nothing to undermine the very strong scientific [[consensus]]," which showed a warming trend and claimed it is largely a result of human activity. The top [[Democrat]] on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, [[Barbara Boxer]], a global warming alarmist, said of the scandal, "You call it 'Climategate'; I call it 'E-mail-theft-gate." Rather than investigate the fraud and manipulation of scientific data that was used by climate science researchers, Boxer hoped to get her hands on the so-called 'real' criminals, those who <s>stole</s> released e-mails and data to the public.<ref>[http://polijamblog.polijam.com/?p=11748 Sen. Boxer Attempts to Turn Climategate Into ‘Email-Theft-Gate’ as Warmist Scandal Grows], PoliJAM.com, December 2, 2009.</ref>

When House [[Republicans]] asked for a hearing or investigation into the issue, independent from the Penn State University which is looking into the e-mails by its own researcher, [[Michael Mann]], calls for further investigation were criticized and then rejected by [[Democrats]]. U.S. Representative James Sensenbrenner ([[Republican|R]]-[[Wisconsin]]) said, "These e-mails show a pattern of suppression, manipulation and secrecy that was inspired by ideology, condescension and profit."<ref>Seth Borenstein. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010411091_apsciclimatehearing.html Obama science advisers grilled over hacked e-mails], ''The Seattle Times'', December 3, 2009.</ref> Democrats harbored ill will against the facts and continued to theorize that the [[earth]] is warming, insisting that the fraudulent data "[does] nothing to undermine the very strong scientific [[consensus]]," which showed a warming trend and claimed it is largely a result of human activity. The top [[Democrat]] on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, [[Barbara Boxer]], a global warming alarmist, said of the scandal, "You call it 'Climategate'; I call it 'E-mail-theft-gate." Rather than investigate the fraud and manipulation of scientific data that was used by climate science researchers, Boxer hoped to get her hands on the so-called 'real' criminals, those who <s>stole</s> released e-mails and data to the public.<ref>[http://polijamblog.polijam.com/?p=11748 Sen. Boxer Attempts to Turn Climategate Into ‘Email-Theft-Gate’ as Warmist Scandal Grows], ''The PoliJAM Times Blog'', December 2, 2009.</ref>

===Other countries take notice===

===Other countries take notice===