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News Briefs: Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Bill Again; Robotic Leg Program at Sister Kenny Institute; Panel Faults Outdated US Policies for Problems for Many Persons with Disabilities

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Irmo Marini, PhD
Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Bill Again
    For the second time in two years, the U.S. Senate passed S5, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, which would lift the ban on federally funded stem cell research. President Bush vetoed the bill in 2006 after it had passed both Houses of Congress by wide margins […]