July 28, 2006

Bush Vetoes Bill to Loosen Policy on Stem-Cell Research

By SAM KEAN

Academic research lay at the heart of a bill that President Bush chose to make the first he has vetoed during his five years in office: Last week Mr. Bush turned down a measure to relax his policy that limits federal financing for research on human embryonic stem cells.

The U.S. Senate had passed the bill last week, by a vote of 63 to 37, following approval last year by the House of Representatives. But on the day of the veto, in an override attempt, the House failed to obtain a

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