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Nature 443, 740-745 (19 October 2006) | doi:10.1038/443740a; Published online 18 October 2006

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US election: Showdown for Capitol Hill

Geoff Brumfiel, Meredith Wadman, Emma Marris & Heidi Ledford

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Can science influence politics in the forthcoming US elections? Nature investigates how Democrats and Republicans are striving to win the hearts of voters.

Heather Wilson has something she wants the voters of New Mexico's first congressional district to know about her: unlike President George W. Bush, she supports embryonic stem-cell research.

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