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Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, seen in a 2005 photo, was on the phone with House Speaker Nancy during the final hours of negotiation on the House health care bill. Pelosi is a Catholic and an abortion rights supporter.

Catholic bishops shape health care bill

Catholic bishops have emerged as a force in the health care overhaul fight, working behind the scenes in Congress to get strong abortion restrictions into the House bill. Full story

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Obama Afghanistan advisors back to drawing board
Nov. 11: Anne Gearan, national security writer for the AP, discusses with Rachel Maddow the news that President Obama has rejected all of the options presented to him on Afghanistan.

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