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Initiatives seen key to some Congress races
Reuters   Tuesday, 07 November 2006

Sen. Jim Talent (R-MO) talks to supporters during a political rally in Independence, Missouri, on the last day of his campaign against Democratic challenger Claire McCaskill, November 6, 2006. (Dave Kaup/Reuters)Reuters - Votes on divisive issues from gay marriage to stem cell research may decide control of the next U.S. Congress if state initiatives bring out voters in some of the tightest races on Tuesday.


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Australian senate signals nod for stemcell cloning
AFP   Tuesday, 07 November 2006

Stem cell cultures are placed under a microscope. Australian senators have signalled in an intial vote that a ban on the use of cloned human embryos for stem cell research is likely to be overturned.(AFP/Getty Images/Sandy Huffaker)AFP - Australian senators have signalled in an intial vote that a ban on the use of cloned human embryos for stem cell research is likely to be overturned.


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South Korean stem cell scientist sues for old job
Reuters   Monday, 06 November 2006
Reuters - Disgraced South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk, who was fired from one of the country's top universities after his team falsified landmark papers, is suing to get his old job back, his lawyer said on Monday.
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Mo. Catholics back stem cell research
AP   Monday, 06 November 2006
AP - A group of prominent Catholics is challenging church leaders' opposition to stem cell research and to the proposed Constitutional amendment that would protect such research in Missouri.
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Stem cells a wild card in Missouri Senate contest
The Christian Science Monitor   Friday, 03 November 2006
The Christian Science Monitor - Candidates for US Senate have all been dealt similar hands for this midterm election: a president with low job approval, rising voter uneasiness about the Iraq war, and flat wages. But here in Missouri, there's a wild card in the Senate contest - stem-cell research.
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Scientists study political-genetic link
AP   Friday, 03 November 2006
AP - Politics may not be in the blood, but it could be in the genes. That's the theory a team of political scientists and geneticists is trying to prove with extensive studies of twins, genes and brain scans.
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Negative Ads Are Top Issues in Key Senate Races
U.S. News & World Report   Friday, 03 November 2006
U.S. News & World Report - Negative advertising certainly is nothing new in competitive political races. But this season, two states with hypercompetitive Senate races--in Tennessee and Missouri--have seen two of the season's most controversial ads. The ads--a piece that includes an actress portraying a Playboy model and another spot with actor Michael J. Fox speaking out in favor of stem-cell research on behalf of a candidate--have gotten major bounces online and on 24-hour cable news, where they've been played ad infinitum. ...
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Md. Senate rivals spar on Iraq, abortion
AP   Monday, 30 October 2006

Maryland Senate candidates, Rep. Ben Cardin, D-Md., left, and Republican Lt. Gov. Michael Steele appear for a debate on NBC's 'Meet the Press' Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006, in Washington.  The rivals in Maryland's closely watched race for an open Senate seat debated Sunday on Iraq, abortion and stem cell research, with the Republican saying the war now is 'a mess' and that abortion rights should be left up to the states. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)AP - Rivals in Maryland's closely watched Senate race sparred over Iraq, abortion and stem cell research on Sunday, with the Republican saying the war is "a mess" and states should decide abortion rights.


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Wis. governor race focuses on stem cells
AP   Friday, 27 October 2006

Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, right, and Republican challenger Rep. Mark Green participate in a televised gubernatorial debate Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, in Milwaukee. Gov. Doyle used his closing argument in the recent debate to hammer his opponent one more time for opposing embryonic stem cell research. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)AP - Gov. Jim Doyle paints his re-election bid in stark terms: If voters choose his opponent, they will shut down stem cell research that could mean medical cures for debilitating illnesses and an economic boom for Wisconsin.


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Warner leads name to anti-stem cell ad
AP   Friday, 27 October 2006

Vote No on 2 supporters rally along 50th Street in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006. Foes of embryonic stem cell research reiterated their anti-cloning message Thursday at a rally outside the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, a site whose founder has spent millions supporting Missouri's stem cell ballot measure.   (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)AP - Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner says his deep Christian faith led to his decision to appear in a television ad opposing a proposed constitutional amendment in Missouri.


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Stem cell issue roils Missouri race
AP   Thursday, 26 October 2006
AP - The battle over stem cell research in Missouri doesn't lack for star power.
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