On balance, do you think this research should or should
not be allowed? "

Base: All Adults
Republican Democrat Independent
2004 2005 Change 2004 2005 Change 2004 2005 Change
% % % % % % % % %
Should be allowed 60 60 - 80 83 +3 83 79 -4
Should not 18 25 +7 5 7 +2 7 11 +4
Not Sure/Refused 21 15 -6 15 10 -5 10 10 -

TABLE 2-A
SHOULD STEM CELL RESEARCH BE ALLOWED - BY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION
"Stem cells come from embryos left over from invitro fertilization, which are
not used and normally destroyed."
Base: All Adults

Tend to Tend to Not Sure/
Agree Disagree Refused
As long as the parents of the
embryo give their permission ,
and the embryo would otherwise 2001 % 72 21 7
be destroyed, stem cell 2004 % 72 13 15
research should be allowed. 2005 % 27 48 24

Note: Percentages may not add up exactly to 100% due to rounding.novatris .
The Center for Consumer Freedom highlighted several little known facts
about the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, including:

* Less than 5 percent of its members are actual physicians. The number
of shorted shares has risen more than 80 percent since November,
gaining 17 percent in last month's activity alone.

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The
proportion of Republicans who are unsure has declined to 15 percent, down from
21 percent in 2004. Many medical researchers want to use them to
develop treatments, or to prevent diseases, such as diabetes, Alzheimer 's or
Parkinson's disease. On balance, do you think this research should or should
not be allowed?"

Base: All Adults
All Adults Catholic Protestant Other Born-Again All Other
Christian Christian (Not Born-
Again
Christians)
% % % % % %
Should be
allowed:
2005 74 70 79 67 53 78
2004 73 67 77 66 58 75
Change +1 +3 +2 +1 -5 +3
Should not:
2005 14 15 13 18 29 11
2004 11 15 10 13 21 9
Change +4 - +3 +5 +8 +2
Not Sure/
Refused:
2005 12 14 9 15 18 11
2004 16 18 12 20 21 16
Change -4 -4 -3 -5 -3 -5

TABLE 3-A
AGREE /DISAGREE WITH SIX STATEMENTS ABOUT STEM CELL RESEARCH
"Please indicate whether you tend to agree or disagree with the following
statements. 17 30 9 14

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Freedom (CCF ) criticized the misleadingly named Physicians Committee for
Responsible Medicine (PCRM) for attempting to block research at Ohio State
University that could one day lead to cures for debilitating spinal cord
injuries. PCRM is an animal rights organization with strong ties to People for
the Ethical Treatment of Animals and its position against animal research
reflects its radical agenda." The letters
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adults believe stem cell research should be
allowed today (73 percent in 2004). 65 54 74 70

If the federal government
does not fund stem cell
research from human embryos,
the United States will fall
behind other countries in
terms of leadership in the
development of new drugs and
preventing diseases.dowjones.aspx?CODE=PRSC1M+PAGE=1

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Two in three (66%) tend to disagree that
allowing any medical research using stem cells from human embryos
should be forbidden because it is unethical and immoral, and 58 percent
tend to disagree that using cells from human embryos for research comes
too close to allowing scientists to play God.com/news/newsletters_wsj.

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Other key findings from the survey include:

* A majority (72%) of adults tend to agree that as long as the parents of
the embryo give their permission, and the embryo would otherwise be
destroyed, stem cell research should be allowed; this is unchanged from
2004. 23 34 17 20

Allowing any medical
research using stem cells
from human embryos should be
forbidden because it is
unethical and immoral.

About the Survey
The Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health-Care Poll is an
exclusive poll that is published in the award-winning Health Industry Edition
of The Wall Street Journal Online at http://www.com/health . Short interest now
stands at a multi-year high of 35 million.schaeffersresearch .

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Figures for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, income and region were
weighted where necessary to align with population proportions. offices and wholly
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(NYSE:XOM), Frontline (NYSE:FRO), and Marvel (NYSE:MVL). Frontline (NYSE:FRO) is in the business of deep-sea shipping
and is an integral player in the crude-oil industry . Marvel (NYSE:MVL) provides comic relief on a daily basis. This move has lifted
the stock above its 10-day and 20-day moving averages.schaeffersresearch.

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While support for stem cell research has remained steady overall, the
number of Republicans and born-again Christians opposing stem cell research
has risen over the past year and fewer are uncertain about their position on
the issue.S.dowjones .

'Physicians Committee' Opposed to OSU Spinal Cord Research Is an Animal Rights Front

Jude Children 's Research Hospital, the American Red
Cross, the American Foundation for AIDS Research, and the Christopher
Reeve Paralysis Foundation -- solely because they support research that
requires the use of animals. Loeb wrote that PCRM was "officially
censured" by the AMA .

54, which ranks in the bottom one-third of all readings captured
over the past year.

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Y., Most adults, regardless of party
identification or religious affiliation, believe embryonic stem cell research
should be allowed. Many medical researchers want to use them to
develop treatments, or to prevent diseases , such as diabetes, Alzheimer's or
Parkinson's disease." Percent Saying "Tend to Agree"
Base: All Adults

Party Identification
Total Republican Democrat Independent
% % % %
As long as the parents of
the embryo give their
permission, and the embryo
would otherwise be
destroyed, stem cell
research should be allowed.
Harris Interactive combines its intellectual capital, databases and
technology to advance market leadership through its U.com . Animal People News notes
that PETA and PCRM are so closely connected that they should be
considered "a single fundraising unit.

To read "7 Things You Didn't Know about PCRM," visit
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Chatter " is a report that analyzes three newsworthy stocks that are
generating a lot of attention on Internet message boards.15 per share. FRO has
some skeptics on Wall Street as well, as just two of the five
brokerage firms following the stock have deemed it worthy of a "buy. But right now, sentiment indicators on MVL are a tad
mixed.

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adults conducted between May 25 and 27, 2005 for The Wall Street
Journal Online's Health Industry Edition.

* More than one-quarter (27%) of adults tend not to believe that we
should put the interests of medical science ahead of the preservation
of human life, which includes human embryos. On balance, do you think this research should or should
not be allowed?"

Base: All Adults
All Adults Party Identification
2001 2004 2005 Republican Democrat Independent
% % % % % %
Should be allowed 61 73 74 60 83 79
Should not be allowed 21 11 14 25 7 11
Not sure/Refused 18 16 12 15 10 10

Note: Percentages may not add up exactly to 100% due to rounding.

TABLE 3-B
AGREE/DISAGREE WITH SIX STATEMENTS ABOUT STEM CELL RESEARCH - BY PARTY ID
"Please indicate whether you tend to agree or disagree with the following
statements. It draws on the Dow Jones network of more than
1,500 reporters and editors -- the largest staff of business and financial
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of the CNBC television operations in Asia and Europe. EOE M/F/D/V.com) data reports 10 "buy" ratings on XOM along with seven
"holds," and nary a "sell" to be found. During the latest reporting period, FRO short
interest rose by 20 percent to 2.80, in the 71st annual percentile. Lee; not including this item, MVL banked 31 cents per share.aspx?CODE=PRSC1M+PAGE=1

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Views discussing philosophical, ethical or moral shortcomings of Christian leaders or denominations are accepted, particularly if written by non-Christians.

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Sampling error for the sub-samples of
Republicans (646), Democrats (618), Independents (471), Catholics (389 ),
Protestants (314), other Christians (810), born-again Christians (475),
Christians who do not identify themselves as born-again (963) is higher and
varies. It is impossible to
quantify the errors that may result from these factors. Once again, the "Physicians Committee" is siding
with lab rats instead of the humans that might be saved through animal-based
research. The group's
goals are to stop medical research that requires the use of animals, and
to remove meat and dairy foods from our diet by demonizing them as
"unhealthy.schaeffersresearch. With almost 15 percent of the stock's float now sold
short, it would take the bears more than three weeks' worth of trading
to cover these positions, based upon the current short-interest ratio.schaeffersresearch .

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com ), offers authoritative analysis,
breaking news and commentary from top industry journalists .

To become a member of the Harris Poll Online(SM) and be invited to
participate in future online surveys, http://www. But the rub is this: even
with this acceleration in short positions, only about half of one
percent of the stock's float is sold short.

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Support has remained high over the past year as nearly
three-quarters (74%) of U.S. Today, one in four (25%) Republicans, compared to one in five (18%)
one a year ago, believe that stem cell research should not be allowed. 72 62 79 79

If most scientists believe
that stem cell research will
greatly increase our ability
to prevent or treat serious
diseases we should trust
them and let them do it. Unfortunately, there are several other possible sources of error in
polls or surveys that are probably more serious than theoretical calculations
of sampling error .wsj.com, published by Dow Jones +
Company (NYSE: DJ; http://www.

Schaeffer's Street Chatter Highlights the Following Stocks: Exxon Mobil Frontline and Marvel

There has been a fair
amount of chatter regarding MVL today, as three notable items have hit
newswires today.

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Methodology
This poll was conducted online in the United States between May 25 and 27,
2005 among a nationwide cross section of 2,012 adults aged 18 and over."

* PCRM discourages Americans from making donations to respected health
charities like the American Heart Association, the American Cancer
Society, the St. That AMA statement also condemned PCRM for
supporting "a campaign of misinformation against important animal
research of AIDS.7 days to cover offers short-covering
support that is lackluster, at best.com/commentary/observations. Since September 2002, FRO has gained a whopping 1800 percent.
The equity's short-term setback has tempted more bears into the
short -selling strategy.
All of this news in one fell swoop has combined to send MVL shares
about three percent higher in today's trading.
When a stock is caught between levels of support and resistance ,
oftentimes it is beneficial to examine the sentiment factors, in order
to determine which way the stock will resolve its technical
predicament.

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These are some of the results of a Harris Interactive(R) online survey of
2,012 U.
For additional information about this report or to have it
delivered to you free via email every day click on the following link:
www. XOM has dropped more than two percent today,
subsequently becoming a drag on the Dow. The next site
of potential technical resistance for the security resides at the 20
mark, which has been resisting the stock 's advances since
mid-December.82 remains higher than 74
percent of the past year's worth of readings .
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Bernie Schaeffer and Schaeffer's Investment Research. Excluding items, XOM banked
$1. This was a 39-percent improvement over year-ago
results for the same quarter, but fell short of analysts' expectations
by a nickel per share. Although the stock has
suffered a short -term pullback, its steady long-term uptrend is in
tact along the 20-week moving average. From a longer -term perspective, however, the stock continues to
enjoy an impressive uptrend along support from its 10-month moving
average.

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Public Support for Stem Cell Research Remains High but Differences Widen Between Supporters and Detractors

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ROCHESTER, N. Many medical researchers want to use them to
develop treatments, or to prevent diseases, such as diabetes, Alzheimer's or
Parkinson's disease .S."
There are two "hold" ratings on the shares at the present, along with
one outright "sell.

Finally, MVL visited
the earnings confessional this morning and reported first-quarter
results of 25 cents per share, a two-penny deficit from year-ago
results.

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54 41 65 60

I don't believe that we
should put the interests of
medical science ahead of the
preservation of human life,
which includes human
embryos .S. Jerod M.com/redirect.3 million shares, accounting for
nearly six percent of the equity's float .
On the options front, pessimism is the flavor of the week, judging
from an SOIR reading of 0 .com/commentary/observations. Although its path of least resistance is
to the downside, its current reading of 0.

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2005 % 54 25 21

I don't believe that we should
put the interests of medical
science ahead of the
preservation of human life,
which includes human embryos. 27 39 20 27

Using cells from human
embryos for research comes
too close to allowing
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0.
Any short-covering activity could be beneficial to MVL, but would need
a catalyst to commence.

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* Nearly two-thirds (65%) of adults tend to agree that if most scientists
believe that stem cell research will greatly increase our ability to
prevent or treat serious diseases we should trust them and let them do
it; this is virtually unchanged from 2004 (67%).

TABLE 1-A
SHOULD STEM CELL RESEARCH BE ALLOWED - BY PARTY ID
"Stem cells come from embryos left over from invitro fertilization , which are
not used and normally destroyed.

TABLE 1 -B
CHANGES IN PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH - BY PARTY ID
"Stem cells come from embryos left over from invitro fertilization, which are
not used and normally destroyed.asp.com ), and through an independent global network
of affiliate market research companies.
Kjonaas has been arrested and will face federal terrorism charges in
June 2005. "Street
Chatter " is published on www. Since mid-February, FRO shares were
consolidating sideways between the 44 and 52 levels.com). This is of modest concern
to contrarians, as most brokerage firms now have nowhere to go but
down. Click
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Three in ten (29%) born-again Christians, compared to two
in ten (21%) just one year ago, believe that stem cell research should not be
allowed.

TABLE 2-B
CHANGES IN PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH - BY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION
"Stem cells come from embryos left over from invitro fertilization, which are
not used and normally destroyed. 2005 % 72 15 13

If most scientists believe that
stem cell research will greatly
increase our ability to prevent
or treat serious diseases we 2001 % 63 29 7
should trust them and let them 2004 % 67 16 18
do it. 2005 % 17 66 17

If the federal government does
not fund stem cell research
from human embryos, the United
States will fall behind other
countries in terms of
leadership in the development
of new drugs and preventing
diseases.harrisinteractive. This online sample was
not a probability sample.S.3 million to PCRM.
Department of Justice as a "domestic terrorism threat. Earlier today, the company roared into the earnings confessional
to declare its first-quarter results.
The company noted that its expiration, production, refining, and
marketing departments all posted improvement for the reporting period,
but this wasn't enough to curb the disappointment of falling short of
Street estimates.
Visiting sentiment factors, Schaeffer's put/call open interest
ratio (SOIR) for XOM has fallen rather dramatically of late after
achieving an annual high last month.Zacks.
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www.aspx?ID=13060

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inked a pact with Paramount Pictures (a division of Viacom) to
distribute 10 films over the next eight years. Last month, shorted MVL shares increased by 12 percent
to 13 million.com

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You may find sites written by members of one Christian denomination criticizing another denomination within the denominational subcategories here.

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On balance, do you think this research should or should
not be allowed?"

Base: All Adults
All Adults Catholic Protestant Other Born-Again All Other
Christian Christian (Not Born-
Again
Christians)
% % % % % %
Should be
allowed 74 70 79 67 53 78
Should not
be allowed 14 15 13 18 29 11
Not sure/
Refused 12 14 9 15 18 11

NOTE: Percentages may not add up exactly to 100% due to rounding. Propensity
score weighting was also used to adjust for respondents' propensity to be
online . This includes refusals to be interviewed (nonresponse),
question wording and question order, and weighting.
Finally, Wall Street is relatively complacent on the stock, which
is not surprising given its long-term rise. The stock has dropped
more than three percent today, most likely in sympathy with other oil
concerns, losing ground due to various earnings releases and a
continued retreat in oil prices. FRO short interest has
maintained a steady upward slope for more than a year, as pessimistic
investors try to find an ultimate top. First was the company's final legal settlement with
comic -book legend Stan Lee over a variety of disputes, including the
profit share of the Spider-Man movie franchise.

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* Majorities of adults continue to reject two arguments used by those who
oppose stem cell research. adult population
had been polled with complete accuracy.
These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National
Council on Public Polls ." People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has
already steered more than $1. This figure built in charges related to the settlement with
Mr. The equity's SOIR has been in decline mode since notching an
annual high in late February.com/method

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* More than half (54%) of adults tend to agree that if the federal
government does not fund stem cell research from human embryos, the
United States will fall behind other countries in terms of leadership
in the development of new drugs and preventing diseases.
In theory, with probability samples of this size, one could say with 95
percent certainty that the results have a sampling error of plus or minus 3
percentage points of what they would be if the entire U. Launched in 1996,
the Online Journal is the largest paid subscription news site on the Web, with
more than 689,000 subscribers world-wide."

* In 2001, PCRM co-signed letters (on PCRM letterhead) with Kevin Kjonaas,
then the leader of a violent animal rights group described by the U.com/redirect .

However, sites criticizing a denomination by other members of the denomination should be listed within the category for that denomination within Society: Religion and Spirituality: Christianity: Denominations and not within this Opposing Views area.

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Many medical researchers want to use them to
develop treatments , or to prevent diseases, such as diabetes, Alzheimer's or
Parkinson's disease. 2005 % 65 17 18

Using cells from human embryos
for research comes too close to 2001 % 40 53 7
allowing scientists to play 2004 % 19 57 24
God. 2005 % 23 58 20

Allowing any medical research
using stem cells from human
embryos should be forbidden 2001 % 32 60 8
because it is unethical and 2004 % 15 63 22
immoral.

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* The American Medical Association (AMA) has called PCRM a "fringe
organization" that uses "unethical tactics" and is "interested in
perverting medical science.aspx?ID=13060

2. Although FRO
hasn't been terribly newsworthy since early March, its name popped up
on financial message boards Thursday morning. Today's pullback
has put the stock in danger of closing beneath the lower rail of this
range .Zacks.SchaeffersResearch.