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House Dems: Health care bill will reduce deficit by more than $10B over 10 years

Democrats struggle over final details of health bill ahead of weekend vote as support grows

Obama’s health care bill wins support from Rep. Kucinich, Catholic nuns; Weekend vote likely

Boost for Obama’s health bill: Lawmaker signs on, nuns write their support; vote this weekend

Rep. Kucinich switches to ‘yes’ on health care bill; Catholic nuns break with bishops

In a break with bishops, Catholic nuns say health care bill will not fund abortions

From Israel, a new way to boost organ donation, but some see a religious problem

Split among abortion opponents widens as Catholic hospitals publicly support health care bill

Clashing with fellow Dems nothing new for Mich. lawmaker at center of debate over health care

Restrictions on abortion funding take on different form in Obama’s health care overhaul bill

Dutch populist, riding an electoral wave at home, shows his anti-Islam film at UK parliament

Employees fired from Ohio workers’ comp panel claim religious discrimination, harassment

Gamblers escape minutes before caning in Indonesia’s Aceh province

Democrats vow to resurrect health care overhaul bill and look to Obama for guidance

Searching for path forward, congressional Dems vow to pass a health care bill

French report recommends ban on face-covering veils in public transport, other services

Lawmakers’ report recommends ban on face-covering veils in public transport, other services

Parliamentary panel to recommend partial ban on face-covering Muslim veils in France

Iowa Catholic Conference endorses legislative effort to tighten regulation of payday loans