This is very disturbing. One wonders if this decision was made in retaliation for the fact that Rep. Bart Stupak has "held hostage" the Democrat plans for health care reform until they address the issue of its abortion funding:

"Among the 126 programs President Obama proposes to slash in the 2011 budget is a $1 million scholarship program that honors the late son of Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.).

... In the budget he sent to Congress Monday, Obama proposes to abolish the B.J. Stupak Olympic Scholarship, a federally funded grant program designed to aid student athletes who aspire to Olympic competition. Created in 1998, the program was renamed to honor Stupak's son, B.J., who committed suicide in May 2000 after taking the acne drug Accutane.

The grant program, administered by United States Olympic Education Center at Northern Michigan University, has assisted 376 athletes, according to the center's web site.

A spokesman for Stupak said it is not clear whether the congressman was aware of the proposed cut." (WaPo 44)

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Update - Rep. Stupak says he is "disappointed" with Obama's scholarship cut:

Stupak won’t speculate on the politics of the decision, but he does tell National Review Online that he is “disappointed” to hear about the cut. He says he found out about it through the media, not the president or the Democratic leadership. - NRO