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House Votes to Ease Ban on Hiring Bias
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON, March 2 (AP) - Religious groups participating in federal `job-training` programs could hire people based on their religious beliefs under a jobs bill that narrowly passed the House on Wednesday.
The largely partisan vote of 224 to 200 to extend and rewrite the 1998 Workforce Investment Act came a day after President Bush, in a speech to religious leaders, chided Congress for not acting on his `religion-based` initiatives and criticized a government culture he said was \"unfriendly\" to religious groups.
The White House, in a statement, expressed support for the provision on religious groups, saying that \"receipt of federal funds should not be conditioned on a `faith-based` organization's giving up a part of its religious identity and mission.\"
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON, March 2 (AP) - Religious groups participating in federal `job-training` programs could hire people based on their religious beliefs under a jobs bill that narrowly passed the House on Wednesday.
The largely partisan vote of 224 to 200 to extend and rewrite the 1998 Workforce Investment Act came a day after President Bush, in a speech to religious leaders, chided Congress for not acting on his `religion-based` initiatives and criticized a government culture he said was \"unfriendly\" to religious groups.
The White House, in a statement, expressed support for the provision on religious groups, saying that \"receipt of federal funds should not be conditioned on a `faith-based` organization's giving up a part of its religious identity and mission.\"
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