Democrats Push Veto Fight on Stem Cells (AP)

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Source: Associated Press

Democrats Push Veto Fight on Stem Cells

The Associated Press
Thursday, June 7, 2007; 4:19 AM

WASHINGTON -- Congressional Democrats are spoiling for their
second veto fight of the spring with President Bush, this one
centered on embryonic stem cell research and its disease-fighting
potential.

House supporters of legislation to loosen restrictions on the use
of federal funds for the high-tech research claim more than enough
votes to send the measure to the White House on Thursday.

Less clear is whether they also will have the votes to override the
veto the president has pledged. Bush made his position clear weeks
ago when he said the legislation, which involves the destruction of
human embryos, "crosses a moral line that I and many others find
troubling."

Public polls show strong support for the research, which supporters
say could lead to treatment of diseases including Alzheimer's and
juvenile diabetes. Democratic congressional leaders arranged to
dispatch the measure to the White House with a flourish.

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