Science in Texas schools given a 'C'

Science in Texas schools given a 'C' San Antonio Express-News Copyright 2012 San Antonio Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 01:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 31, 2012 AUSTIN — Texas public school science courses "pay lip service" to critical content and largely ignore evolution in the middle grades, according to a ...

Abilene's Catholic bishop, others decry contraception rule; Planned Parenthood affiliate praises it

Abilene's Catholic bishop and others decried a new rule that would require some religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with access to free coverage for contraception.

Santorum eyes revival in Republican contests

LOVELAND, Colo. (Reuters) - Republican candidate Rick Santorum is gunning for a victory in at least one of the three states holding presidential nominating contests on Tuesday in a bid to slow front-runner Mitt Romney and revive his fading White House hopes. The former senator from Pennsylvania narrowly won Iowa's caucuses on January 3 but his drive to become the main conservative alternative to ...

Pressure mounts on White House over contraception decision

The Obama administration created quagmire with decision to require religious institutions provide contraceptive coverage

Debate Over Contraceptives: McConnell Calls Obama's Decision 'Abhorrent'

As White House advisers indicated they could potentially seek a compromise on the rule requiring many Catholic institutions to offer birth control and other contraception services as part of employee’s health care coverage, Republicans on Capitol Hill today laid into the president. “The Obama administration’s...