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Stem Cell Straw Man Murdered!
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyA straw man was murdered this evening, according to this story by The Political Machine's Tommy Christopher. A description of the victim can be found here, in a post by my colleague, Mark Impomeni, and in his links to fellow Machiner Eric Schultzke's posts, as well. Essentially, the straw man in question goes like this: By restricting stem cell research to only the 60 or so lines of embryonic stem cells that were already in existence in August of 2001, President Bush prevented the creation of embryos for research, and saved the lives of other unborn human embryos. Furthermore, the recent ...
Clinton, Obama Mum on Stem Cell News
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyPoliticians from the White House to Capitol Hill to the campaign trail were quick to weigh in on news of a potential breakthrough in ethical stem cell research announced Tuesday. The White House hailed the result as a vindication of the president's decision to allow Federal funding of embryonic stem cell research only on stem cell lines created before August 9, 2001. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), a longtime proponent of embryonic stem cell research, issued a statement that was less optimistic. Republican presidential candidates Gov. Mitt Romney and Sen. Fred Thompson also issued statements ...
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