Former surgeon general says he was muzzled
Claims Bush administration kept him from speaking on controversial issues
Updated: 45 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The first U.S. surgeon general
appointed by President Bush accused the administration on Tuesday of political interference and muzzling him on key issues like embryonic stem cell research.
"Anything that doesn't fit into the political appointees' ideological, theological or political agenda is ignored, marginalized or simply buried," Dr. Richard Carmona, who served as the nation's top doctor from 2002 until 2006, told a House of Representatives committee.
