Stem-Cell Backers Ready $20 Mil. Push

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Whatever else comes of the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative—a medical-miracle panacea or a multibillion-dollar biomedical boondoggle—an ad windfall seems a sure thing.

Sources said proponents of the controversial ballot initiative are preparing to spend $20 million to persuade voters to fund embryonic stem-cell research in defiance of President Bush’s restrictions. Backers have raised millions and hired political-advertising firm Winner & Mandabach in Santa Monica, which boasts a 90 percent win record in 130 ballot measures.

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