The CNN Political Ticker PM, Wednesday, June 20, 2007 For the latest, breaking political news, check for updates throughout the day on the CNN Political Ticker http://www.cnn.com/ticker All politics, all the time.

Today on the Ticker 
Bush vetoes bill aimed at promoting stem cell research

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pushing back against the Democratic-led Congress, President Bush vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have eased restraints on federally funded embryonic stem cell research.

Full story: http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/20/bush.stem.cell.ap/index.html

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Obama wins straw poll

WASHINGTON (CNN) ï¿½ Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, won a straw poll of liberal activists Wednesday after a parade of potential Democratic presidential candidates appeared before the ï¿½Take Back Americaï¿½ Conference held in the nationï¿½s capital.

Full story: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/06/20/obama-wins-straw-poll/

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Illinois moves up presidential primary

WASHINGTON (CNN) ï¿½ Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed a law Wednesday moving the stateï¿½s primary election to Feb. 5, 2008, an action that will likely help home state Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination.

Full story: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/06/20/illinois-moves-up-presidential-primary/

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Clinton addresses Iraq critics

WASHINGTON (CNN) ï¿½ When it was Sen. Hillary Clintonï¿½s turn before the ï¿½Take Back Americaï¿½ conference Wednesday morning, her remarks ranged from health care and the federal debt to education. But the New York Democratï¿½s biggest cheers and jeers came on the subject of Iraq.

Full story: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/06/20/clinton-addresses-iraq-critics/

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Moore promotes movie and legislation on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON (CNN) ï¿½ Filmmaker and activist Michael Moore came to an overflowing committee room on Capitol Hill Wednesday to promote his new movie about Americaï¿½s healthcare system and to say that the system is on life support.

Full story: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/06/20/moore-promotes-movie-and-legislation-on-capitol-hill/

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Bloomberg not running for president, for now

WASHINGTON (CNN) ï¿½ A day after quitting the Republican Party to become an independent politician, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg brushed aside speculation that heï¿½s going to run for president on a third party ticket. But he wouldnï¿½t close the door completely.

Full story: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/06/20/bloomberg-not-running-for-president/

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Poll: More than half of Americans wouldnï¿½t support Bloomberg

WASHINGTON (CNN) ï¿½ New York City Mayor Michael Bloombergï¿½s decision to leave the Republican Party Tuesday fueled speculation the billionaire might mount an independent presidential bid, but a recent Pew Research poll indicates that more than half of Americans wouldnï¿½t consider supporting him.

Full story: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/06/20/poll-more-than-half-of-americans-wouldnt-support-bloomberg/

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Unity ï¿½08 thrilled with Bloomberg

WASHINGTON (CNN) ï¿½ Unity08, the bipartisan grassroots organization pushing a third party presidential candidacy, couldnï¿½t be happier that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg dropped his Republican affiliation Tuesday.

Full story: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/06/20/unity-08-thrilled-with-bloomberg/

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Giuliani camp swiftly finds South Carolina replacement

WASHINGTON (CNN) ï¿½ Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giulianiï¿½s presidential campaign has named a new South Carolina state chairman, one day after the GOP presidential hopefulï¿½s former state chair Thomas Ravenel was indicted on federal cocaine charges.

Full story: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/06/20/giuliani-camp-swiftly-finds-south-carolina-replacement/

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Clintons make New York rivals agree

WASHINGTON (CNN) ï¿½ Itï¿½s not every day that New York media rivals the Post and the Daily News agree on the same story, photograph, and headline for their front pages.

Full story: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/06/20/clintons-make-new-york-rivals-agree/




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