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Hartsdale family counts on Sen. Schumer in fight for stem cell research

A Hartsdale family is finding Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) their biggest advocate in the fight for stem cell research. Lorraine Valentini was in a terrible cycling accident on Memorial Day of 2005

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Aug 25, 2006, 6:30 PM

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