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        "uri": "/2013/02/07/bishops-press-for-broader-birth-control-exemption/",
        "title": "Bishops press for broader birth control exemption",
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        "prettyDate": "February 07, 2013",
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        "summary": "The nations Roman Catholic bishops say the Obama administrations compromise plan for religious employers and birth control coverage doesn't go far enough.",
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        "uri": "/2013/02/01/obama-offers-faith-groups-new-birth-control-rule/",
        "title": "Obama offers faith groups new birth control rule",
        "byline": "Rachel Zoll, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar",
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        "prettyDate": "February 01, 2013",
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        "summary": "The Obama administration on Friday proposed a work-around for religious nonprofits that object to providing health insurance that covers birth control.",
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        "uri": "/2012/07/06/us-presbyterians-reject-israel-divestment/",
        "title": "US Presbyterians reject Israel divestment",
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        "prettyDate": "July 06, 2012",
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        "summary": "The vote would have given pro-Palestinian advocates a victory at a time when pension funds in Europe have already divested their Israel-related holdings.",
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        "uri": "/2012/06/21/bishops-take-religious-freedom-fight-to-each-state/",
        "title": "Bishops take religious freedom fight to each state",
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        "prettyDate": "June 21, 2012",
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        "summary": "Roman Catholic groups on Thursday embarked on a two-week campaign of prayer vigils, rallies and other events to draw attention to what they consider government attacks on religious freedom.",
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        "uri": "/2012/06/14/bishops-press-religious-freedom-fight-with-govt/",
        "title": "Bishops press religious-freedom fight with gov't",
        "byline": "Rachel Zoll",
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        "prettyDate": "June 14, 2012",
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        "summary": "The nation's Roman Catholic bishops on Wednesday promised steadfast opposition to President Barack Obama's mandate that birth control be covered by health insurance, saying it is one of many threats to religious freedom in government.",
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        "uri": "/2012/06/13/popes-rep-applauds-bishops-fight-with-government-412-50827/",
        "title": "Pope's rep applauds bishops' fight with government",
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        "prettyDate": "June 13, 2012",
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        "summary": "The pope's U.S. ambassador praised American bishops Wednesday for confronting the government over religious liberty issues, including resisting the mandate from President Barack Obama's administration that health insurance cover birth control.",
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        "uri": "/2012/05/21/catholic-dioceses-colleges-sue-over-birth-control/",
        "title": "Catholic dioceses, colleges sue over birth control mandate",
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        "prettyDate": "May 21, 2012",
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        "summary": "Roman Catholic dioceses, schools and other groups sued the Obama administration Monday in eight states and the District of Columbia over a federal mandate that most employers provide workers free birth control as part of their health insurance.",
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        "uri": "/2012/02/09/analysis-contraceptive-mandate-has-a-price/",
        "title": "Analysis: Contraceptive mandate has a price",
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        "prettyDate": "February 09, 2012",
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        "summary": "The Obama administration's new mandate that religious organizations pay for their workers' birth control has become a bludgeon for Republican culture warriors, as social issues have surged to the forefront in the presidential campaign.",
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        "uri": "/2012/02/03/contraception-mandate-outrages-religious-groups/",
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        "prettyDate": "February 03, 2012",
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        "summary": "The Obama administration's decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths, no matter their beliefs on contraception.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2011/11/15/bishops-say-government-eroding-religious-liberty/",
        "title": "Bishops say government eroding religious liberty",
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        "prettyDate": "November 15, 2011",
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        "summary": "U.S. Roman Catholic bishops vowed Monday to defend their religious liberty in the face of growing acceptance of gay marriage and what they called attempts by secularists to marginalize faith.",
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