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Contraception battle: Rep. Bishop splits the difference

After being pressed by his GOP challengers Randy Altschuler and George Demos, Rep. Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) issued a statement Wednesday that splits the difference on the Obama administration rule requiring employer-provided benefits to cover contraception for employees that prompted protest by Roman Catholic and other religious leaders.

In it, he tried to walk a fine line between the...

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