HARRY BENSON FOR TIME

In his eulogy for his dad, he warned of politicians who wear their faith on their sleeve. She was more subtle, making one-on-one pleas to leaders in politics and medicine. For both, the goal was the same: broader federal support for stem-cell research. After all, they implied, that's what the 40th President, who died after a long bout with Alzheimer's, would have wanted.

Text by Daniel Eisenberg and Daren Fonda

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FROM THE DECEMBER 27, 2004 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2004

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