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Obama offers faith groups new birth control rule

The Obama administration on Friday proposed a work-around for religious nonprofits that object to providing health insurance that covers birth control.

 

Gates defends contraception stance

Responding to simmering controversy among Catholic bloggers about her new birth control program, Melinda Gates -- a practicing Catholic -- said she will not shrink from her role as an advocate for poor women.

 

AP sources: Obama revamping birth control policy

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Retreating in the face of a political uproar, President Barack Obama on Friday will announce that religious employers will not have to cover birth control for their employees after all, The Associated Press has learned.

 

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