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Head Rush: Cool Jobs in Science: John Holdren
What if your job included talking with the president about deep space exploration -- while riding in the Marine One helicopter? Meet Dr. John Holdren, rocket scientist, physicist, and Science Advisor to President Obama.
Added: Sep 9, 2010
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Runtime: 01:00
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