Bush Allows Limited Stem Cell Research Policy Debate Heats Up
Scientists welcomed any federal funding for embryonic stem cell work but warned the 60 existing cell lines may slow progress. Bush defended the limit as ethical, telling a national audience the lines are sufficient to pursue cures for diseases like diabetes and Parkinson's while avoiding further embryo destruction. Critics and allies alike pressed for clarity on line origins and future expansion.
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Bush
Sam Brownback
R-Kan
John Gearhart
John Hopkins University
Baltimore
Tommy Thompson
CNN
Texas
Congress
National Institutes of Health
Gearhart
Judge trims 3 billion tobacco award in landmark case
Los Angeles judge calls the 3 billion punitive award against Philip Morris excessive and offers dying smoker Richard Boeken a 100 million settlement instead. The ruling upholds 5.54 million in compensatory damages and sets a writt en acceptance deadline, while allowing a retrial on punitive damages if the offer is rejected. Philip Morris plans an appeal.
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Philip Morris
Superior Court
Charles W. McCoy
McCoy
Richard Boeken
Boeken
Michael J. Piuze
Nader launches new grass roots group Democracy Rising
Ralph Nader unveils Democracy Rising a nonpartisan nonprofit to energize the left and rally supporters in cities including Portland San Francisco Seattle Minneapolis Chicago New York. He hopes rallies will heal the left’s rift after 2000 and target congressional seats in 2002 while critics warn the Green Party could be a vehicle for Nader’s continued influence.
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Ralph Nader
Democratic Party
For Causes of the Left
Democracy Rising
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Ore
Nader
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Minneapolis
Chicago
New York
George W. Bush
Green Party
Democracy
Alice Germond
National Abortion Rights Action League
Bush
Florida
Jenny Backus
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
New Jersey
Rush Holt
Holt
Deb Callahan
League of Conservation Voters
Allied warplanes strike three sites in southern Iraq
U S and British attack planes bombed a communications center a surface to air missile site and a long range radar in southern Iraq in the largest allied strike since February. The operation involved about 20 U S and British aircraft and 30 support planes.
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Iraq
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Army
Steve Campbell
USS Enterprise
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Ministry of Defense
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Saddam Hussein
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