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Obama Reverses Bush Stem Cell Ban

By the Associated Press

Posted Mar 9, 2009 2:36 PM CDT

(AP) – President Obama signed an order today allowing federal taxpayer dollars to fund expanded embryonic stem cell research, reversing a George W. Bush policy viewed by many as blocking development of potentially life-saving medical treatment. Obama said he was ending what he believed was "a... Read full story »

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