Ziech
07-20-2006, 02:25 AM
Ok... so it's not relevant to anything on this site... but it IS news.
Bush uses veto on stem cell bill
US President George W Bush has vetoed a controversial bill which would have lifted a ban on federal funding for new embryonic stem cell research.
It was the first time in his presidency that Mr Bush refused to sign into law a bill approved by Congress.
"It crosses a moral boundary that our decent society needs to respect, so I vetoed it," he said on Wednesday.
Polls suggest most Americans back the research, which scientists hope will lead to cures for serious illnesses.
Supporters of the research say the technique offers hope for people suffering degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, and for diabetes.
The House of Representatives later failed to achieve the necessary two-thirds vote needed to overturn Mr Bush's veto.
In waiting until the fifth year of his presidency to veto any legislation, Mr Bush became the first president to complete four years in office without a veto since John Quincy Adams in the 1820s.
This... is bullshit...
Bush uses veto on stem cell bill
US President George W Bush has vetoed a controversial bill which would have lifted a ban on federal funding for new embryonic stem cell research.
It was the first time in his presidency that Mr Bush refused to sign into law a bill approved by Congress.
"It crosses a moral boundary that our decent society needs to respect, so I vetoed it," he said on Wednesday.
Polls suggest most Americans back the research, which scientists hope will lead to cures for serious illnesses.
Supporters of the research say the technique offers hope for people suffering degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, and for diabetes.
The House of Representatives later failed to achieve the necessary two-thirds vote needed to overturn Mr Bush's veto.
In waiting until the fifth year of his presidency to veto any legislation, Mr Bush became the first president to complete four years in office without a veto since John Quincy Adams in the 1820s.
This... is bullshit...