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Cyndi M. Roy, a spokesperson for the governor, said that this issue began as a campaign promise and that Patrick has only grown more committed to it over time...
President George W. Bush vetoed a bill that would have lifted restrictions on stem cell research in June, but Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 has decided that his state will not wait for the federal government’s consent before pressing on with the issue...
...Patrick unveiled a $1 billion proposal on July 20 that would help to bolster life sciences research—especially in regards to stem cells—and assert Massachusetts’ place as the epicenter of the scientific innovation...
...Though he has so far refused to call on Gonzales to resign over his role in the firings of nine U.S. Attorneys and his testimony concerning the Administration's wiretapping programs, Specter has rarely hidden his frustration with Gonzales. Just this week, after Gonzales sent Specter and committee chairman Patrick Leahy a letter trying to defend himself against accusations that he had committed perjury in his testimony before the committee, Specter blasted him for deliberately "misleading" the panel. "His testimony was a cat-and-mouse game with the committee and that's not the way the Attorney General...
...President and many Republicans on the Hill, Specter can often come across as arrogant or self-righteous. Never one to mince words or suffer fools, he certainly gets his back up when provoked. Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, who has known Specter for 40 years, ever since they were both local prosecutors, recalled a hearing with Gonzales not long ago when the Attorney Geneal was "dismissive of Arlen's questioning, almost talking down to him" in his answers. "I was sitting next to him and I could almost feel him stiffen in his chair and then he came back with...