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...going to happen anyway. So should I go out and put myself at political risk to do something good for the country even when it's not even going to happen? It's the same for Democrats on raising taxes. Why campaign for an increase when the President will veto...
...headache by voting, 260 to 148, to overturn the Administration's ban on the use of fetal tissue obtained from planned abortions for medical research. The restriction had been imposed in response to pro-lifers' contention that use of such tissue increases the number of abortions. Bush promises a veto, which will almost certainly stick. His bona fides with his party's far-right wing will be strengthened, but so will the argument that he is a prisoner of a minority faction...
Under U.S. law, either the U.S. Defense Department or the President can restrict or veto the sale. Last week, reflecting growing concern over the ^ deal, the review process was extended to late July. One particularly sensitive point being raised is Thomson-CSF's record of supplying arms to rogue governments, including Libya and Iraq. Already, 45 Senators and many Congressmen have petitioned President Bush to stop the sale. Argues Senator Jeff Bingaman, chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services technology subcommittee: "There isn't a country in the world that would permit the U.S. through a government-owned company...
...issue is back before George Bush. Having reached a compromise that effectively removes abortion from the debate, the Senate has voted overwhelmingly in favor of lifting the ban. But no one knows if the House will pass the measure with enough strength to override a sure veto from Bush. It is too close to call. Faced with that uncertainty, Bush last week proposed creating a bank to collect fetal tissue from ectopic pregnancies and spontaneous abortions for research. But researchers quickly responded that naturally aborted fetal cells are often damaged and thus unusable for therapy. Looking for some political leverage...
...response from suburban taxpayers was ferocious, ranging from death threats to calls for Florio's impeachment. Last November voters elected veto- proof Republican majorities in both houses of the legislature. They are now trying to reverse most of Florio's program -- while also fumbling for a way to satisfy the same court order that led the Governor to formulate his plan...