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Senate to vote on 3 stem-cell study bills (AP via Yahoo! News) - The Senate will vote next week on three bills related to stem-cell research, including a measure that would expand federal funding for a procedure that uses and destroys human embryos in the drive to cure diseases that afflict millions of Americans.

In Colorado, a Deal On Immigration Bills (Washington Post) - DENVER, July 11 -- Ending a bitterly divisive special session of the legislature, Colorado Gov. Bill Owens (R) cut a deal with Democratic leaders on a package of bills to deny some state services to illegal immigrants and to punish employers who hire them.

China c.bank sells 3-mo bills at 18-mo high yield (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - SHANGHAI, July 13 (Reuters) - China's central bank sold 40 billion yuan ($5 billion) in three-month bills in its regular open market operation on Thursday at the highest yield for 18 months, traders said.

NZ govt to offer NZ$300 mln in bonds, cut T-bills (Reuters Finance News, New Zealand via Yahoo!7 Finance) - WELLINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - The New Zealand government would offer NZ$300 million ($185 million) of bonds by tender next week, but intends to cut the issuance of six-month Treasury bills, the Debt Management Office (DMO) said on Thursday.

Senate to Vote on 3 Stem-Cell Study Bills (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate will vote next week on three bills related to stem-cell research, including a measure that would expand federal funding for a procedure that uses and destroys human embryos in the drive to cure diseases that afflict millions of Americans. The Senate is expected to pass that bill, which would send it to the White House for President Bush's signature. Bush has promised

Gov. Lingle Vetoes 27 Bills (KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - Gov. Linda Lingle vetoed 27 bills on Tuesday passed by this year's Legislature.

Fake Bills Pop Up In N.W. Arkansas (40/29 KHBS/KHOG) - SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- Police in Fayetteville and Springdale say counterfeit $20 bills have suddenly started surfacing. Police in Fayetteville said 24 of the fake bills have been found, and 15 were found in Springdale. The bills turned up over the last few weeks.

Bills from special session confuse, concern immigrants (Rocky Mountain News) - Some immigrants are confused about the immigration bills that came out of the special session, and others want to know how legislation will affect them.

Fake bills pop up in NW Arkansas (Pine Bluff Commercial) - SPRINGDALE, Ark. - Police in Fayetteville and Springdale say counterfeit $20 bills have suddenly started surfacing in the region. Police in Fayetteville reported finding 24 fake bills, while Springdale police have reported 15 over recent weeks.

Healthcare, jobless benefits bills vetoed (Honolulu Advertiser) - Gov. Linda Lingle yesterday vetoed 27 bills passed last session by the state Legislature, including bills that would have provided free healthcare for uninsured children and the most generous unemployment benefits in the nation.