There's been a lot of speculation about the secret briefing that NASA gave the President on July 31 about recent findings from the Phoenix Rover. Some of the presentation is tongue-in-cheek (it's Rocketboom), but everything she mentions is accurately referenced (see below).

Water Ice on Mars Confirmed http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/080731-phoenix-update.html by the Phoenix Mars Lander http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(spacecraft) White House Briefed About Life on Mars http://www.nowpublic.com/tech-biz/life-mars-white-house-briefed Slashdot comments on the White House being briefed about life on Mars http://science.slashdot.org/science/08/08/02/133259.shtml Montauk Monster http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montauk_Monster What's the Big Secret About Life on Mars? http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/02/the-white-house-is-briefed-phoenix-about-to-announce-potential-for-life-on-mars/ Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA) http://instrumentsystems.jpl.nasa.gov/insitu/meca/index.cfm Can MECA Detect Life on Mars or Not? http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/WH08018.xml&headline=White%20House%20Briefed%20On%20Potential%20For%20Mars%20Life

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