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Insurance Fight Shows Catholic-Evangelical Ties

After the White House decreed this month that religious employers would have to pay for workers’ birth control, it was no surprise that Roman Catholic leaders would protest. That evangelical Protestants would rally to their cause was less expected and …

Maine AG Stands Behind Opposition to Fed Mandate

A group of 32 Democratic women legislators is urging Maine Attorney General William Schneider to remove his name from a letter to the Obama administration opposing a federal mandate that employers cover contraception in health insurance plans. The group delivered …