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Catholic furor over birth control rule turns Democrats on one another (The Christian Science Monitor)

Washington – So what does contraception at a Catholic hospital or college have to do with a $109 billion highway bill? Nothing, it would seem. nbsp; But US senators can propose amendments on any subject. And the Obama administration’s proposed … Continue reading

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Catholic group backs Obama birth control policy (AP)

WASHINGTON – The White House has support from a key Catholic health group on its compromise birth control policy. Sister Carol Keehan heads the Catholic Health Organization. She says the compromise “has responded to the issues we identified that needed … Continue reading

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Obama shift seeks to defuse birth-control fight (Reuters)

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama, in an abrupt policy shift aimed at quelling an election-year firestorm, announced on Friday that religious employers would not be required to offer free birth control to workers and the onus would instead be put … Continue reading

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Catholic furor over birth control rule turns Democrats on one another (The Christian Science Monitor)

Washington – So what does contraception at a Catholic hospital or college have to do with a $109 billion highway bill? Nothing, it would seem. nbsp; But US senators can propose amendments on any subject. And the Obama administration’s proposed … Continue reading

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Catholic group backs Obama birth control policy (AP)

WASHINGTON – The White House has support from a key Catholic health group on its compromise birth control policy. Sister Carol Keehan heads the Catholic Health Organization. She says the compromise “has responded to the issues we identified that needed … Continue reading

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Obama shift seeks to defuse birth-control fight (Reuters)

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama, in an abrupt policy shift aimed at quelling an election-year firestorm, announced on Friday that religious employers would not be required to offer free birth control to workers and the onus would instead be put … Continue reading

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Under fire, Obama adjusts his birth control policy (AP)

WASHINGTON – Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for birth control for workers, scrambling to end a furor raging from the Catholic Church to Congress to his re-election … Continue reading

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Obama shift seeks to defuse birth-control fight (Reuters)

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama, in an abrupt policy shift aimed at quelling an election-year firestorm, announced on Friday that religious employers would not be required to offer free birth control to workers and the onus would instead be put … Continue reading

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Under fire, Obama adjusts his birth control policy (AP)

WASHINGTON – Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for free birth control for workers, scrambling to end a furor raging from the Catholic Church to Congress to his … Continue reading

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Catholic group backs Obama birth control policy (AP)

WASHINGTON – The White House has support from a key Catholic health group on its compromise birth control policy. Sister Carol Keehan heads the Catholic Health Organization. She says the compromise “has responded to the issues we identified that needed … Continue reading

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