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...what we must.” Jawad’s remarks come as President Barack Obama’s nascent administration has signalled an intention to increase its focus on the nation. The ambassador outlined a series of steps he hoped the Afghan government could implement with U.S. support, including more troops, fighting narcotics growth, and starting negotiations with the Taliban, the terrorist organization that ran Afghanistan prior to the U.S. invasion. Jawad also said Afghanistan needed better trained and equipped armed forces to maintain domestic order, though he expressed concerns that funding for military training could end up aiding...
Despite hailing President Barack Obama’s move to lift restrictions on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, scientists at Harvard note a potential negative impact of the decision: a decrease in philanthropic and state support for their projects...
...with the increased flow of federal dollars for embryonic stem cell research, scientists say they are concerned that philanthropists and state governments could respond by cutting their own support, especially during the present economic crisis...
...Some people gave support because they saw a need where the federal government wasn’t stepping up,” Lensch said. “Those people might not feel the need to give...
...addition, with many states facing massive budget deficits, some fear that Obama’s decision may prompt states with stem cell funding programs already in place—such as California, Connecticut, Illinois, and New York—to cut back on their support. In New Jersey, for instance, $34 million for stem-cell research has already been cut from this year’s state budget...