The Boston Globe

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GOP vows further battle on birth control

Conservatives said Sunday the flap surrounding President Obama’s birth control mandate was far from over, with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell saying he will push to overturn the requirement because it was another example of government meddling. While a senior White House official shrugged off such remarks, declaring the issue resolved and new legislation unlikely, the heated rhetoric from Republicans suggested the GOP would try to keep the debate alive in an election year to rally conservatives and seize upon voter frustration with big government.

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