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• In campaign fundraising, it's not just the cash that counts. It's the appearance of having it as well.
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• 8. WHY MOST HEALTHY WOMEN CAN SKIP PELVIC EXAMS
• The routine examinations don't benefit women who have no symptoms of disease and who aren't pregnant, and they can cause harm, the American College of Physicians says.
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• 9. NYC CRACK DOWN ON SUBWAY ACROBATS
• The city's police commissioner says the illegal performances create a sense of disorder and could embolden more dangerous criminals.
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• 10. CLIPPERS SALE HINGES ON LEGALITIES
• The $2 billion sale of the NBA team will depend on technicalities of family trust law and whether Donald Sterling's estranged wife had the right to unilaterally negotiate a deal.
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AP News in Brief
Dems attack as confident Republicans tread carefully after Supreme Court birth control ruling
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans called it a win for religious freedom. The decision of the Supreme Court, they said, is further evidence the country's new health care law is deeply flawed.
• The claims of victory arrived almost immediately after the high court ruled Monday that some companies need not provide contraception to women as required by President Barack Obama's signature domestic policy achievement. Yet there's a risk for the GOP in crowing too loudly.
• Republicans for years have tried to make inroads with two groups that tend to favor Democrats: women and younger voters. And as popular as the court's decision will be with the Republican base, it's likely to be just as unpopular this year and into 2016 with those who depend on insurance to pay for birth control -- a group that includes women and younger voters.
• "The thought of your boss telling you what kind of birth control you can and can't get is offensive and it certainly is motivating to women to vote," said Cecile Rich (Continued on page 25)
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