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FILE - In this July 18, 2013 file photo, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Harkin is one of many proponents of a bill that would prohibit employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Linda Lavoie, of West Bath, Maine, sings the Battle Hymn of the Republic during a rally to protest an upcoming federal mandate that most institutions and businesses provide insurance plans that cover artificial birth control on June 8, 2012, In Augusta, Maine. The guidelines from the Obama administration will go into effect in August. Opponents say requiring employers to provide those services through their health plans is a violation of religious freedom, despite promised exemptions and accommodations for religious institutions. (File, Associated Press)
