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July 9, 2014

Rift over religious exemption in anti-bias order

By DAVID CRARY and LISA LEFF Associated Press

In the intensifying debate over religious liberty, President Barack Obama faces pressure from opposite flanks as he prepares to issue an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating against gay

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