Published 3/9/2009
by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart
at CNN Political Ticker
President Obama lifted a ban that limited federally funded embryonic stem cell research.
(CNN) — As President Obama reversed the Bush administration's limits on embryonic stem-cell research, he said scientific decisions must be "based on facts, not ideology."
The president on Monday signaled a clear shift in tone from the Bush administration on a broad range of [...]
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