Congress votes to expand stem cell research
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The Democratic-led Congress defied President George W. Bush on Thursday and gave final approval to legislation to expand federally funded embryonic stem cell research.
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Voters in Switzerland yesterday overwhelmingly approved a law allowing scientists to experiment on stem cells taken from human embryos, in a move which will deepen the division between Europe and the US over the use of such research.
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SAN DIEGO - California voters resoundingly approved a measure to spend $3 billion in public money for embryonic stem cell research, opening the door for the most aggressive push yet into the controversial science.
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California is moving quickly to launch a &#36;3 billion stem cell research program approved by voters this month even as the United States is leading a campaign at the United Nations to ban all cloning of human embryos, including for stem cell studies.
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Description: California voters Tuesday passed a ballot measure that will provide $3 billion for research on embryonic stem cells. The approval of Proposition 71 is in part a reaction to restrictions imposed on the research by President Bush.
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Eight months ago, Missouri seemed well on its way to becoming a national leader in stem cell research. Voters amended the state's constitution to protect stem cell research &#151; even the controversial form using cells from human embryos. Actor Michael J. Fox appeared in TV ads, visibly shaking from Parkinson's disease as he sought votes for stem cell supporter Claire McCaskill in her bid for the U.S. Senate.
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President George W. Bush on Wednesday vetoed legislation to expand federally funded embryonic stem cell research, triggering an uphill battle to override him in the Democratic-led U.S. Congress and likely pushing the issue onto the 2008 election agenda.
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Swiss voters have overwhelmingly approved limited stem cell research using human embryos, but ruled out cloning. Two-thirds of Swiss voters participating in a referendum Sunday affirmed a law passed by the Swiss parliament last year.
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The Democratic-led U.S. Congress defied President George W. Bush on Thursday and gave final approval to legislation to roll back his restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research.
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More Americans know about stem cell research, and more approve of it this year than in 2001, according to a new Harris Poll. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Lawmakers begin debating legislation this week that would lift a ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research &#151; a bill that, if passed, could make Australia a world leader in research into diseases such as diabetes and Alzheimer's.
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California is moving quickly to  launch a $3 billion stem cell research program approved by  voters this month even as the United States is leading a  campaign at the United Nations to ban all cloning of human  embryos, including for stem cell studies.
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The US Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a controversial embryonic stem-cell research measure already approved by the House of Representatives, raising the prospect of a veto by President George W. Bush for the first time.
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Congress came up short of a two-thirds majority to override the President's veto on stem-cell legislation.
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Californians approved a groundbreaking measure allowing around three billion dollars in state funds to be used for embryonic stem cell research, early figures showed.
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Californians voted Tuesday to spend &#36;3 billion on stem cell research, putting the state on the cutting edge of a field questioned by conservatives and the Bush administration. Arizonans approved a crackdown on illegal immigrants, and 11 states from Georgia to Oregon adopted bans on same-sex marriage.
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LOS ANGLELES -- Californians voted to spend $3 billion on stem cell research Tuesday, as voters picked through 16 ballot measures that could rewrite the state&#39;s tough three-strikes sentencing law, expand casino gambling, and change the way elections are