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...Mirage of the Maverick” (Dec. 11) mischaracterize the record of Senator John McCain, but the facts supplied to substantiate these misleading assertions are flat out wrong. The op-ed falsely states that Senator McCain voted against funding embryonic stem cell research. However, HR 810, the bill McCain voted for, funds embryonic stem cell research; the author misidentifies this bill as an adult stem cell bill. In fact, it was S2754 that funds adult stem cell research, and Senator McCain voted for this bill, as well. In supporting the measure to fund embryonic stem cell research, McCain broke ranks...
McCain’s stance on stem cell research is slippery—he voted for HR 810, to provide funding for adult stem cell research, but not for embryonic research. [CORRECTION APPENDED] Even more important than his vote is the justification he provided: Without federal regulation, scientific exploration will not adhere to ethical standards. It just doesn’t make sense. How can McCain want to regulate the very “sphere of enterprise” that he also wants to keep free and private...
...Mirage of the Maverick” stated that HR 810 would provide funding for adult stem cell research but not embryonic stem cell research, and that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) voted for the resolution. In fact, HR 810 sought to increase embryonic stem cell research by providing stricter ethical standards for such research. McCain voted for the resolution in order “to ensure that this research does not expand into ethically objectionable ground in balancing the promise on the foreseeable horizon of stem cell research with the protection of human life,” according...
...Number of programs featuring Japanese TV presenter Norio Minorikawa, a.k.a. Mino Monta, including news shows, game shows and a wildlife program 21 hr. 42 min. Amount of time per week Minorikawa appears on live television-for which he won a Guinness World Record
...astounded to learn that howard Stern earns $1,000 in 24 sec., while police officers and high school teachers earn the same amount for 43 hr. of work. The disparity of earnings between celebrities and average Americans clearly shows how far our culture's values have fallen. A radio personality's value to our society is totally insignificant compared with that of hardworking police officers and teachers. Forrest F. Leigh Boulder, Colorado...