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...Washington A Reversal on Stem Cells In his latest move to undo the policies of his predecessor, President Barack Obama, on March 9, lifted a Bush Administration ban on using federal funds for human embryonic-stem-cell research, which scientists believe could help treat illnesses like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Pro-life advocates criticized Obama's move, saying it could lead to the destruction of human embryos in the name of research...
...deserves my silence.' GEORGE W. BUSH, refusing to criticize President Barack Obama during his first public speech since leaving office...
...interested in militarizing the border.' PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, on a request by Texas Governor Rick Perry to send 1,000 National Guard troops to police the Texas-Mexico border in the face of rising drug violence. Obama said he would consider such a move only as a "last resort...
Addressing Turkey's parliament on his first visit to a Muslim nation as President, Barack Obama reached out to followers of Islam everywhere. "Let me say this as clearly as I can: the United States is not and will never be at war with Islam," he said to applause. "In fact, our partnership with the Muslim world is critical in rolling back a fringe ideology that people of all faiths reject." Obama said the U.S. has been enriched by Muslim Americans, including members of his own family...
...Throughout Monday, Italian television showed scenes of entire blocks of homes decimated and weeping survivors walking dazed in the dusty aftermath. Pope Benedict XVI offered prayers for the victims, while Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi canceled a trip to Russia. Other world leaders, including President Barack Obama, called to express their solidarity with the Italians. The deadly quake came just hours after a magnitude 4.6 tremor was felt across Italy's north-central region, with no reports of damage. Italy's boot-shaped peninsula is crisscrossed by two fault lines, with about 20 million of its 57 million residents...