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New Jersey Democrats Grapple With Rebuke of Stem Cell Initiative New York Times Wed, 07 Nov 2007 7:09 PM PST Stung and puzzled by the defeat of a ballot initiative to borrow $450 million for stem cell research, leading Democrats in New Jersey struggled on Wednesday to explain why they were repudiated by voters. Voters OK most bonds, nix stem cell research Reuters via Yahoo! News Wed, 07 Nov 2007 2:29 PM PST U.S. voters approved over 80 percent of the nearly $29 billion in bond issues on Tuesday's ballot, agreeing to borrow money for schools, roads and the fight against cancer, but rejecting state initiatives paying for stem cell research. U.S. voters OK most bonds but nix stem cell research Reuters via Yahoo! News Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:35 PM PST U.S. voters approved about three-quarters of the nearly $29 billion in bond issues on Tuesday's ballots, agreeing to borrow money for schools, roads and the fight against cancer, but rejecting paying for stem cell research. Stem-cell, tax-relief initiatives defeated The Philadelphia Inquirer Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:21 PM PST In a stunning blow to Gov. Corzine's plan to turn New Jersey into a national leader in biomedical research, voters yesterday refused to approve $450 million in grants for stem-cell research. Voters also defeated a measure favored by the Democratically controlled Legislature to set aside a half-cent of last year's penny sales-tax increase for property-tax relief. Two forces combined to blindside stem cell champions The Star-Ledger Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:03 PM PST With polls reporting wide support for stem cell research and expectations that low voter turnout would help them, proponents of a $450 million bond thought they had reason to be optimistic about Tuesday's referendum. N.J. Voters Reject Stem Cell Funding Request WCBS-TV New York Wed, 07 Nov 2007 4:43 PM PST Voters in Tuesday night's New Jersey elections rejected a request to borrow money for stem cell research. But is it the end of the road for state sponsored funding in the Garden State? New Jersey Rejects Stem-Cell Bonds in `Big Defeat' (Update1) Bloomberg.com Wed, 07 Nov 2007 6:10 AM PST Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey voters rejected a $450 million bond measure to fund stem-cell research, a defeat for Democratic Governor Jon Corzine, who backed the proposal with his own money and advocated on its behalf. Death of stem cell bill a result of several factors The Daily Targum Wed, 07 Nov 2007 7:58 PM PST The funeral bell tolled for the stem cell research bill Tuesday, leaving critics and supporters alike posing reasons as to why the issue did not pass. The bill, introduced by the New Jersey state government, would have allowed the state to borrow $450 million over a period of 10 years to fund stem cell research around the state. State voters reject stem cell funding The Record Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:10 PM PST In an election year with few contentious races, science seemed to motivate more people to go to the polls than politics. A ballot referendum backed by the governor asked residents to decide whether New Jersey should become the second state in the nation to fund stem cell research with public money. N.J. Rejects $450M Stem Cell Proposal ABC News Wed, 07 Nov 2007 2:03 AM PST New Jersey Voters Reject $450M Stem Cell Proposal; Utah Weighs Broad Voucher Program

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