Next week the US Senate will work to ban same sex marriage instead of stem cell research. From the Connecticut Post: "Republicans, meanwhile, obstructed Democrats from getting votes on their own small business plan. They also refused to allow votes on boosting stem cell research and extending this Monday's deadline for seniors to enroll in a new Medicare drug benefit program." Peter Urban, who covers Washington, can be reached by e-mail at [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn