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Senate Passes Extended Stem-Cell Bill

Mary Katharine Ham
Mary Katharine Ham  |  July 18, 2006 6:32 PM
Bush still expected to veto:

The Senate today approved legislation that would expand federal
funding of embryonic stem cell research, a measure President Bush has
vowed to veto as soon as it reaches his desk.

The veto, expected tomorrow, would be the first of Bush's 5 1/2-year presidency.