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May 12, 2011

Christian Post: Bill urges Obama to give higher priority to religious freedom

by Staphanie Samuel
The Christian Post

Legislation was introduced on Capitol Hill Wednesday to force President Barack Obama's administration to assign a higher priority to international religious freedom.

Rep. Frank Wolf, author of the 1998 act establishing the International Religious Freedom office, is now proposing an amendment that would give the IRF ambassador-at-large direct contact with the Secretary of State and greater access to the president's foreign policy decision-making.

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