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Kerry Attacks Bush on Stem-Cell Research Policy

NPR

By Scott Horsley

Published October 4, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry emphasizes the importance of stem cell research, a subject of disagreement between Kerry and President Bush. Speaking in Portsmouth, N.H., Kerry questioned the president's decision-making style and the influence of GOP extremists. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

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