Obama Admin Fires Another Blank on Condom Study

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A University of Puerto Rico researcher received a $667,999 grant as part of President Barack Obama’s 2009 stimulus for a study on an HIV intervention program designed for “young, heterosexual Latino couples.” The project, now listed as “completed” on the Recovery Act website, created 0.00 jobs.

New Rules, Old Problems

Revised Obamacare contraception rules do not assuage concerns of religious organizations
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The Obama administration today released revised rules governing how Obamacare’s contraception mandate applies to religious entities, immediately raising objections from the attorneys of several religious groups.

A Question of Coordination

Obama campaign official: ‘We do work with some of the (c)(3)s’
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The apparent admission of a top lawyer for the Obama campaign during a recent conference call that the campaign has “work[ed] with some” nonprofit organizations raises questions about the campaign’s coordination with liberal nonprofit groups and could put the nonprofit status of those groups at risk.

A New Front for Religious Liberty

First non-Catholic business sues HHS over contraceptive mandate
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An arts and crafts business with more than 500 stores across the country launched a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) implementation of Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate Wednesday, the Becket Fund announced.

A Solyndra for Sebelius

$20 million slush fund for biotech comes at expense of biohazard preparedness
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The Senate Appropriations Committee has created a $20 million fund for Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to invest in biotech startups, shifting money to a program that some say resembles the Department of Energy’s controversial loan guarantees.