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...While decisive, the order can be reversed by a future President, so Obama urged congressional leaders to seal the intent of his order into law - a process that Congresswoman Diana DeGette of Colorado has already begun. DeGette co-authored two previous bills expanding taxpayer support of embryonic-stem-cell research, both of which Bush vetoed...
...auction with the sole intent of upping the bid—but I ended up with it,” Sifuentes said. “I think I'm going to give it away as a prize for some strange competition in the House...
...last five minutes, moves at net finally gained ferocity and intent. Junior Alex Biega ripped a pair of slapshots on goal, but the Crimson could not finish the rebounds. After sophomore goaltender Ryan Carroll was yanked in the final minute, junior Doug Rogers created a couple of dangerous opportunities, including a shot that sprayed just wide of the post. The flurry at the end of the third period, however, was too little and too late...
...shooting at the Massereene army base in Antrim, north of Belfast, killed two young soldiers and seriously injured four others, including two civilians. Police say the soldiers came under attack when they stepped out to collect a pizza delivery. And by all accounts, the gunmen were intent on nothing less than murder. After they fired their initial shots, they approached the soldiers, some of whom were lying on the ground, and shot them a second time. (See TIME's photos: "New Hope For Belfast...
...says Steinberg, "was sort of a regulatory control that was supposed to empower patients by providing more information to them, which is great in it's intent. I think it proved more detrimental than positive because it made [some practices] more aggressive...