Obama clears path to stem cell research in Washington
U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Rep. Henry Waxman, D-CA, after signing an executive order and presidential memorandum clearing the way for federal funding of stem cell research in the East Room of the White House on March 9, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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