The Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,John Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, and the top Republican on the committee, Richard Lugar of Indiana, introduced the bill on the Senate floor.

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Just a few days ago, the Indiana state Senate passed a bill, sponsored by Republican Dennis Kruse, that required the teaching of creationism.

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Republican Richard Lugar of Indiana chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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