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  May 8, 2012

  Georgetown University's Sebelius Invite Seen as Slap in Face to Bishops

  Georgetown University is under fire for inviting Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of Health and Human Services, to deliver an awards ceremony address. Sebelius issued the controversial birth control mandate that will require employers to provide health insurance that covers contraception, sterilization and some abortifacient drugs without co-pay.

• May 7, 2012

  Obama, Romney Tied in 2 Polls

  Two polls released Monday both show President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney tied in the presidential race. USA Today/Gallup's swing-state poll shows Obama with 47 percent support and Romney with 45 percent support in the 12 most closely contested states

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  May 7, 2012

  5 Possible Romney Running Mates

  Within the next four months, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will choose a running mate. This candidate will be scrutinized over his/her qualifications and what he/she could add to the campaign. Here are five of the most talked about potential running mates, along with their pros and cons.

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  May 6, 2012

  Joe Biden Appears to Endorse Gay Marriage, Then Clarifies Position Is 'Evolving'

  Vice President Joe Biden seemed to endorse same-sex marriage Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." Conflicting responses then came from Biden's office and the Obama campaign. A spokesperson for Biden clarified that the vice president had not changed his position, but his position is "evolving."

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  May 3, 2012

  Poll: Social Issues Unimportant to Most Voters

  Abortion, birth control and gay marriage ranked lowest on issues of importance to registered voters, according to a new Pew Research Center poll.

• May 2, 2012

  Would Rubio Really Help Romney With Latinos?

  Florida Senator Marco Rubio has frequently been mentioned as a potential running mate for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Some have argued that part of his appeal would be that, as a Cuban-American, he would help Romney with Latinos, an important demographic group that Romney has struggled to connect with. Daniel Hopkins, professor of political science at Georgetown, found evidence to suggest, though, that Rubio would not help Romney with Latinos outside of Florida.

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  May 2, 2012

  Gingrich Officially Ends Campaign; Will Endorse Romney

  Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will officially end his campaign Wednesday at a press conference in Virginia. An endorsement of Mitt Romney is expected in a joint appearance in two weeks. The Barack Obama campaign used the occasion to remind voters of some of the attacks Gingrich made against Romney during the campaign.

• May 2, 2012

  Religion Census: Increase in Evangelicals, Mormons, Muslims; Decrease in Catholics, Mainline Protestants

  A decennial census of U.S. religions in America was released Tuesday by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). The results show a dramatic increase in the number of Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, and Muslims, a modest increase in the number of evangelical Protestants, and a drop in the number of Catholics and mainline Protestants.

• May 1, 2012

  Romney's Gay Foreign Policy Spokesman Resigns

  Richard Grenell, an openly gay foreign policy expert hired by Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, has resigned after only two weeks on the job.

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  May 1, 2012

  HHS Secretary: No Legal Memo on Religious Freedom Issues in Birth Control Mandate

  In sworn testimony before the House Education and Workforce Committee, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that her general counsel did not write a legal memo explaining the religious freedom issues in the birth control mandate. During the same line of questioning, Sebelius also admitted to being unfamiliar with several important Supreme Court religious freedom cases.