He is the associate director for science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

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Peter Pham, Associate Professor of Justice Studies, Political Science and Africana Studies at James Madison University, says conditions in Somalia threaten security and stability of the Horn of Africa: "Even without toppling the TFG, al-Shabaab has already achieved a major objective by securing a territorial base from which like-minded militants and terrorists can carry out attacks elsewhere, especially against targets in the Arabian Peninsula as well as participating in the current violence against Somalis,".

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After graduation they can enroll in the second year of the technical program as a sophomore and within one year complete their associate of applied science.

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"This is an imperfect science, " said Yoshi Kohno, an associate professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Washington.

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Conservative groups take issue with Hagel's policy positions, but also, "They don't like the fact that he is a supporter of President Obama, " said Andra Gillespie, an associate professor of political science at Emory University in Atlanta.

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