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White House at odds with bishops over abortion

November 20, 2009 By The Associated Press RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR (Associated Press Writer)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

A top Obama administration official is praising the new Senate health bill's attempt to find a compromise on abortion coverage — even as an official of the U.S. Conference...

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