Stem Cell Bill Sails Through House

January 12, 2007 Stem Cell Bill Sails Through House (AP)

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, second from right, talks about the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. From left are, Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., Harkin, and Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

(AP) -- The House voted to expand government-financed embryonic stem cell research Thursday, but for the second time in two years lawmakers were unable to muster enough votes to overcome a promised presidential veto.

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