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Website the kind of birth control they opposed. after a couple weeks the language disappeared and much softer language appeared in its place. playing down the birth control issue saying it's not they were opposed to birth control, they didn't necessarily advocate for the use of contraceptives. in virginia the republican ts backing the personhood measure in that state had a chance to take the birth control argument off the table entirely. a democratic delegate tried to attach an amendment to the virginia bill that would declare nothing in that bill could be construed to outlaw any form of legal...

That last week this was about freedom of religion. this week it's about contraception. and as i've been saying to my conservative friends, if republicans keep this battle going when the catholic church itself is now divided on the issue, they get creamed. >> look at this new poll coming out that says most voters support the new federal directive. ultimately, andrew argues and it's very interesting that it's going to work well for obama. he made the adjustment which shows he wasn't, you know, in any way, you know, a stuck -- a person stuck on his point of view, and at the same time he's really ...

Wars. it is a relief to get off the birth control issue, and just let women get what they need. >> thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. coming up, the horse race tightens, and mitt may just have to open his wallet. stay with us. >> my conservatism did not come so much from reading the writings of conservative scholars as it came from my living my life, may family, my faith, my business. >> it's not a lie if you believe it. ♪

Caring about it and everybody they know was talking about it and must be be the most important thing happening in the world. the coverage was relentless and then you have this issue, which is a major issue that affects so many people that they weren't interested in it. what i would say, i think it was a lot of liberal catholics came out, you know, ej dyan and mark shields and people who support obama on pretty much everything saying this is not okay. >> jon: i think, jim, the coverage got confused, it was presented in a lot of cases as a birth control issue and it really is more about governme...

Overreaching and violating the constitution. >> laura: they are trying to tag it this is a bitter control issue. it's not a birth control issue. go to planned parenthood, bill. they are getting $500 million a year from the federal government. go there. >> bill: next on the run down, cnn suspends a commentator for anti-gay tweets. the guy has called other people bigots in the past. is this karma? we will have the story. antiobesity campaign, culture warriors on that coming up.