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President Barack Obama says a revamped birth control policy will both protect religious liberties and protect women's access to contraception.

Former employees of Omnicare Inc., a provider of long-term pharmaceutical care for seniors, are suing the company as they claim they were unlawfully underpaid during their employment.

The U.S. Department of Labor is suing Bethesda, Md.-based Dynasty Construction Inc. and owner John J. Barrett III for breaking fiduciary duty regarding the company's 401(k) plan.

Senior administration officials tell The Associated Press that President Barack Obama on Friday will announce that religious employers will not have to cover birth control for their employees after all.

Louisiana's property insurer of last resort has offered to settle a dispute over the slow handling of claims from hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 for up to $80 million.

Republicans vowed Wednesday to reverse President Barack Obama's new policy on birth control, lambasting the requirement that religious schools and hospitals provide employees with free contraceptives as an "unambiguous attack on religious freedom in our country."