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President Obama's Birth Control Gamble

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In the days leading up to Pope John Paul II's beatification, HeadlineBistro.com featured several original columns from prominent Catholic commentators including Archbishop Timothy Dolan, George Weigel, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson, and Ambassador James Nicholson.
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