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Thursday May 26, 2005

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10:00Embryonic Stem Cell Research

The House of Representatives defied President Bush's threatened veto and passed legislation that would loosen restrictions on federally funded stem cell research. Diane and her guests talk about the implications for U.S. researchers and for the larger stem cell debate.

Guests

Dr. John Gearhart, professor of medicine and director of the stem cell program at Johns Hopkins University

Rick Weiss, science reporter for "The Washington Post"

Fr. Kevin FitzGerald, molecular biologist, chair in Catholic Health Care Ethics at Georgetown University, and Catholic priest

11:00Andrew Bacevich: "The New American Militarism" (Oxford)

A West Point graduate, Vietnam veteran and self-described conservative shares his concern that the U.S. has become increasingly infatuated with war and the military.

Guests

Andrew Bacevich, director of the Center for International Relations at Boston University

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