Obama tries to defuse contraception debate

Hoping to put an end to a debate he really did not need in a re-election year, President Obama reverses course on a mandate that would have required religious institutions to cover the cost of contraception for employees. NBC’s Kristen Welker reports. (TODAY)

MSNBC | February 11, 2012

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