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* Testimony "was eviscerated," says CDC official familiar with both versions
* OMB, which reviews congressional testimony, had no comment
* CDC spokesman sought to play down White House changes
* Deleted: Details on how many people would be affected by warming
The White House severely edited congressional testimony given Tuesday by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the impact of climate change on health, removing specific scientific references to potential health risks, according to two sources familiar with the documents.
The deletions directed by the White House included details on how many people might be adversely affected because of increased warming, according to one official who has seen the original version. Also deleted were the scientific basis for some of the CDC's analysis on what kinds of diseases might be spread in a warmer climate and rising sea level, the official added.
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