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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Obama to Offer ‘Accomodation’ on Contraception Rule — With the White House under fire for its new rule requiring employers including religious organizations to offer health insurance that fully covers birth control coverage, ABC News has learned that later today the White House …
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Both Catholic Health Assn and Planned Parenthood Say They're Pleased With Contraception Rule Announcement — Senior administration officials are pleased with the initial response to President Obama's pending announcement on an “accommodation” for religious organizations regarding …
Sarah Kliff / Washington Post:
The catch in Obama's contraceptives compromise — The White House has given reporters the rundown on the “accommodations” that President Obama will announce on the health reform law's requirements for hospitals run by faith-based groups to cover the costs of employees' contraceptives. Here's how it works.
The White House:
FACT SHEET: Women's Preventive Services and Religious Institutions — Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, most health insurance plans will cover women's preventive services, including contraception, without charging a co-pay or deductible beginning in August, 2012.
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Planned Parenthood:
Statement by Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, on Obama Administration Announcement on Birth Control Coverage Benefit: — “In the face of a misleading and outrageous assault on women's health, the Obama administration has reaffirmed its commitment …
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Politico:
President Obama boxed in on birth control — It was no secret inside the West Wing that Bill Daley, a Catholic with deep connections to the church hierarchy, vehemently opposed the administration's proposal to require church-run hospitals and universities to give their employees free contraception.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Birth control may now be wedge issue against GOP
Birth control may now be wedge issue against GOP
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Obama Offers ‘Accommodation’ on Birth Control Rule
Obama Offers ‘Accommodation’ on Birth Control Rule
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama shifts on birth control mandate after heavy criticism
Obama shifts on birth control mandate after heavy criticism
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Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
Obama Revises Mandate: Free Abortion-Causing Drugs for Women
Obama Revises Mandate: Free Abortion-Causing Drugs for Women
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American Prospect:
Bishops, Republicans Get Served
Bishops, Republicans Get Served
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Santorum says ‘other types of emotions’ could preclude women in combat — For a candidate with virtually no staff and who tends to talk off the cuff, Rick Santorum has been nearly gaffe-free. However, this evening might have been his first, and it comes at a time when he is trying …
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Janet Hook / Washington Wire:
Santorum Gets Spirited Reception at CPAC — Rick Santorum got such a positive reception from a meeting of the party's conservative base Friday morning, the former senator almost cut his speech short while he was ahead. Well, almost. … Halfway through a speech to the Conservative Political …
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Rick Santorum / CNN:
TRENDING: Santorum blasts Obama for ‘coercion’
TRENDING: Santorum blasts Obama for ‘coercion’
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Is 2012 Slipping Away From the GOP?
Is 2012 Slipping Away From the GOP?
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Washington Post:
Rep. Spencer Bachus faces insider-trading investigation — The Office of Congressional Ethics is investigating the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee over possible violations of insider-trading laws, according to individuals familiar with the case.
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Kathleen McAuliffe / The Atlantic Online:
How Your Cat Is Making You Crazy — Jaroslav Flegr is no kook. And yet, for years, he suspected his mind had been taken over by parasites that had invaded his brain. So the prolific biologist took his science-fiction hunch into the lab. What he's now discovering will startle you.
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Bloomberg:
Paul Krugman vs. the World — The escalating battle of ideas between the Nobel Prize-winning economist and his illustrious peers — What has been getting the Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist so riled up lately? In the last few weeks, what began as a semi-civil battle …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Santorum surges nationally after three-state sweep — Rick Santorum has surged nationally in the race for the 2012 Republican nomination after his three-state sweep this week, while Mitt Romney has lost ground among GOP primary voters. In addition, most GOP voters …
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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say — WASHINGTON — Education was historically considered a great equalizer in American society, capable of lifting less advantaged children and improving their chances for success as adults. But a body of recently published scholarship suggests …
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Dan Amira / New York Magazine:
Christine O'Donnell: The ‘Door Is Open’ to Another Run — Someday, I will learn to use a camera. — A surprise guest showed up this afternoon in CPAC's media filing room, where journalists gather to bang out stories on their laptops and snack on the occasional tray of complimentary pastries …
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Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
CPAC 2012: Conservatives Rap About America, Don Colonial-Style Wigs (VIDEO) … Cpac , Video , 2012 Cpac , Conservative Political Action Conference , Chris Loesch , Conservative Political Action Conference 2012 , Conservative Rap , Cpac 2012 , Dana Loesch , Steven Crowder , Politics News
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Julie Bykowicz / Bloomberg:
Gingrich Seeks to Ease Fundraising Woes as Las Vegas Checks Slowing Down — Newt Gingrich was just days away from the Jan. 31 Florida Republican presidential primary when he told reporters that his campaign was down to its last $600,000. — Five losing contests later, Gingrich and Winning Our Future …
Wall Street Journal:
Low Turnout and the Big Tune-Out — Voters aren't bothering with the GOP, but Obama has lost their attention too. — The Romney campaign is better at dismantling than mantling. They're better at taking opponents apart than building a compelling candidate of their own.
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
New Citizens United sequel (UPDATED) — UPDATE 3:15 p.m. Justice Kennedy has called for a response from the state of Montana by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 15. — The lawyers who pursued the case that led to the Supreme Court's controversial ruling in 2010 freeing corporations …
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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
Obama's Worst Year — The inside story of his brush with political disaster. — Shortly after four o'clock on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 13, 2011, U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner walked down the hallway near his office toward a large conference room facing the building's interior.
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