Live! From White House: President Barack Obama Holds News Conference, Announces Lift on Funding Ban on Embryonic Stem-Cell Research, and Signs Bill Into Effect Immediately [FULL CLIP - 11:27] (Bloomberg News)
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President Barack Obama Monday lifted his predecessor George W. Bush’s curbs on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, promising a "new front" for US science free of political ideology.
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Bush Lifts Executive Ban on Offshore Drilling Exploration; ICC Charges Sudanese President with Genocide Regarding Darfur Atrocity; Sarkozy Awards Ingrid Betancourt with Legion of Honor
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President Bush challenged Congress again to relent on offshore oil drilling. Bush lifted an executive ban on domestic exploratory drilling. The move won’t have effect unless Congress lifts its prohibition on drilling off America's coastlines. (July 29)
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President Obama has lifted the 8 year old executive ban on new lines of embryonic stem cell research. The question is, what does that mean for patients waiting for cures?
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BEEN CALLED THE VICE-PRESIDENTIAL VEEPSTAKES. BARACK OBAMA NAMES DELAWARE SENATOR JOE BIDEN AS HIS VICE- PRESIDENTIAL RUNNING MATE. // GOVERNOR RICHARDSON WAS A CANDIDATE FOR THAT VICE PRESIDENTIAL SPOT ... AND HE ADMITS HE IS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED HE WASN’T CHOSEN BY OBAMA. W...
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Hello, I’m Kristin Volk and this is a UPI wrap-up from the White House. This week, President Bush made a plea to Congress - lift the ban on offshore oil drilling. Bush said there's no excuse for the delay and called for drilling to be allowed in areas like Alaska, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Th...
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