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WASHINGTON – Here’s a reality check amid Congress’ showdown with President Bush over stem cell research: The potential treatments for diabetes, spinal cord injury and other devastating disorders are years away from being tested in people. How fast scientists can do key experiments to prove whether embryonic stem cell research …

SAN FRANCISCO – The iPod craze apparently hasn’t peaked just yet. Countering Wall Street fears that sales of the ubiquitous personal music player might begin to wane, Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) said the industry-leading device helped fuel a nearly 48 percent profit increase. Company shares surged more than 8 percent …

LONDON – Pete Doherty has canceled a concert and is returning to treatment in a drug rehabilitation clinic, his tour’s concert promoter said Friday. Doherty, 27, the front man for the band Babyshambles, has been publicly battling addiction to heroin, cocaine and other drugs for months. His band was booked …