Senate Approves Fetal Tissue Research Measure
The Senate voted 85 to 12 to lift the abortion ban on fetal tissue in disease research, setting up a likely Bush veto. The House previously approved 260 to 148, but short of a two thirds override. Proponents cite potential treatments for Alzheimer's Parkinson's and spinal injuries. opponents fear increased abortions.
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Senate
Bush
House
National Institutes of Health
Sen. Strom
Poland ousts Prime Minister Olszewski in no confidence vote
Poland's parliament voted 273 to dismiss Prime Minister Jan Olszewski, amid a feud with President Lech Walesa over leaked lists of suspected Communist-era police collaborators. The 5 month old government faced a fragile coalition and disputes over reforms, with possible replacement by a tougher reform slate led by Waldemar Pawlak.
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Walesa
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The
Peasant Party
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Bush marks WWII anniversary amid defense vigilance
Washington AP reports President Bush signed a proclamation marking the 50th anniversary of World War II and warned against letting America’s defenses down. He recalled his Pacific service and Pearl Harbor as a catalyst for leadership. Also notes in Toledo a pet drive through cafe Fido’s Fast Food opened by Jackie Zajac and Sheila Mullan.
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Bush
America
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Toledo, Ohio
Fido
Toledo
Jackie Zajac
Shiela Mullan
Fido’s
Fotomat
Lawyer claims new title for Jackson Dangerous album
Denver songwriter Crystal Cartier sues Michael Jackson over the song Dangerous asserting she wrote and recorded it before his album. The suit seeks 40 million dollars and is the second suit Jackson faces over the album after the Cleveland Orchestra alleged unauthorized use of a Beethoven recording. The case highlights ongoing disputes surrounding Jackson and his Dangerous project.
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Wednesday
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Boomers stay indifferent to church study finds little return
New York AP reports a major study showing baby boomers who left mainline Protestantism in the 1970s and 80s are unlikely to return. Researchers say the issue is indifference to churches rather than rebellion or doctrinal causes, with only 29 percent of Presbyterians studied remaining active.
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Benton Johnson
University of Oregon
John Mulder
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Mr. Mulder
Presbyterian
United Methodist Church
Global smoke from fires may slow warming a few decades
Washington AP reports that smoke from tropical forest and grassland fires acts as a cooling parasol, delaying projected greenhouse warming by years. Researchers say the effect masks rising CO2 but won’t stop eventual warming, and it should not alter upcoming Rio Earth Summit negotiations.
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Joyce E. Penner
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Penner
University of Arizona
Robert E. Dickinson
Arizona
Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Mr. Dickinson
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