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California stem cell debate goes back to court By Carolyn Pritchard, MarketWatch Last Update: 6:15 PM ET Feb 13, 2007 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The fight over control of $3 billion worth of funding for stem cell research in California goes back to court this week, as one side in the legal battle challenges an earlier court ruling on the constitutionality of the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Act. The California Stem Cell Research and Cures Act, or Prop. 71, was approved by voters in 2004 and created a state-controlled agency to oversee the issuance of $3 billion in...

Maria Shriver's big brother, Bobby Shriver, is entering the family business. The 50-year-old Kennedy cousin is running for a Santa Monica City Council seat Nov. 2. It's Bobby Shriver's first bid for public office. He entered the public arena earlier this year when his brother-in-law, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, appointed him chairman of the state Park and Recreation Commission. In Santa Monica, though, the local newspaper said he's best known for fighting the city's limits on the height of hedges around homes.