ScienceNow: A House spending panel has exceeded President George W. Bush’s 2008 budget request for four key science agencies. That’s very good news, say science lobbyists, who nevertheless warned that the bill must still survive a threatened White House veto if its higher spending levels aren’t first whittled down in the Senate. Science and math education is treated especially well, in line with the bipartisan push to improve teacher quality and raise student test scores.