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Lieberman will create a new party—called Connecticut for Lieberman—in order to ensure that his name is placed higher on the ballot than it would be if he ran as an individual...
...Unfortunately for the Republicans, there is no way to remove Schlesinger from the ballot - he can only step down voluntarily. Connecticut's party chair and Republican governor both made it clear they wanted him to go, but Schlesinger is having none of it. "I'm not leaving the race under any circumstances," he says. Party operatives have even started comparing him to Katherine Harris, the unloved Florida Congresswoman whose seemingly hopeless insistence on running for the Senate has infuriated Republicans who see a chance to take a seat there slipping away thanks to her unpopularity...
...Growing in Faith’s disciples: They refuse to vote, believing that the fate of the country is predetermined and thus the electoral process is useless. Inwardly, I was relieved they didn’t vote: The country was probably better off without their opinions cast on a ballot. But out of respect, I keep my cynicisms private, even while they showcase theirs on the evening news. As such unabashed displays continue, my own beliefs are cemented: Religion only segments and consumes those that don’t know any better. Take Growing in Faith; its members overwhelmingly consist...
...stem cells have played a role in the swing state of Missouri, which had been trending Republican. The business establishment, which wants to promote the state as a center for biotechnology with research hubs in St. Louis, Kansas City and Columbia, last year was instrumental in putting on the ballot a proposed constitutional amendment that would prevent the legislature from blocking stem-cell research. The move, which attracted a record $16 million from biotechnology advocates, ran up against one of the strongest state pro-life movements in the country. It should come as no surprise, then, that the fight...
...immediately met by a series of legal challenges from religious and taxpayer groups opposed to stem-cell research. The most serious threat is the claim that the ballot measure violates the state's constitution because the institute and its oversight committee are not under exclusive state control. At trial, the judge disagreed, declaring the institute "firmly under the management and control of the state." That decision is now on appeal...