by Matt Crenson- AP in Politics
NEW YORK - In an innovative move, a biotech company has found a new way of making stem cells without destroying embryos, touting it as a way to defuse one of the country's fiercest political and ethical debates.
Some opponents of the research said the method still doesn't satisfy their objections and many stem cell scientists and their supporters called it inefficient and politically wrong-headed.
by Susan Haigh- AP in Politics
HARTFORD, Conn. - U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, who relaunched his campaign as an independent after losing the Democratic primary, has enough valid voter signatures to secure a spot on the November ballot, the secretary of the state announced Wednesday.
Lieberman far exceeded the 7,500 signatures necessary to be certified as a third-party candidate, Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz said.
by AP in Politics
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. political chief called for a new international effort to settle decades of Arab-Israeli conflict, saying the Middle East peace process has reached "a sorry juncture."
The crises in the region must be addressed in a comprehensive approach "to bring peace and stability to the region as a whole," Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs Ibrahim Gambari told the U.
