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.

GOP Ups The Ante, Introduces Legislation To Allow Any Employer To Deny Any Preventive Health Service  —  Earlier today, in response to criticism from Catholic groups, the White House altered its regulation requiring employers and insurers to provide no-cost contraception coverage as part of their health care plans.

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 …

Administration Backtracks on Birth Control, but at What Cost?  —  It looks like the Obama administration is pretty much completely caving on the rule forcing religious organizations to provide free contraception coverage for employees at facilities with a secular purpose (hospitals, schools, etc.).

Obama Punks the GOP on Contraception  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and President Obama  —  After two solid weeks of Republicans rapidly escalating attacks on contraception access under the banner of “religous freedom,” Obama finally announced what 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.

Appealing to Activists, Romney Calls Himself ‘Severely Conservative’  —  Mitt Romney addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference attendees in Washington on Friday.  —  Mitt Romney faced thousands of conservative activists on Friday and urged them to stand “shoulder to shoulder” …

Kim Jong-Un Dead?  That's The Rumor  —  In the past two hours, Twitter has exploded with unsubstantiated rumors that the new North Korean dictator died in Beijing today and that a coup is underway in North Korea.  All rumor of course, and one that appears to have been started on China's twitter-like platform Weibo.

How a Birthday Party at the North Korean Embassy Started the Kim Jong-un Death Rumor  —  The internet is aflame with rumors, launched by Chinese micro-blog users, that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was assassinated in Beijing this morning.  We believe we've figured out what's behind the rumor …