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MATTHEWS, HOST: The ditto-head party.  Let`s play HARDBALL.
Party boss. The battle over contraception is one of those rare
issues where both parties are convinced they hold the winning
hand. But Rush Limbaugh just tilted the scales with his big, bad
words.  He`s made the issue birth control itself, not a moral or
religion freedom issue. No, it`s about some strange attitude of
his toward women, toward sex, or whatever, and the Republicans`
refusal to fight him.  President Obama has weighed into this
controversy. He called Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown law student
who was the target of Rush`s commentary, and she actually took
the call right in my office right near here as she was preparing
to be interviewed today by Andrea Mitchell. Sandra Fluke joins
us tonight at the top of our show.  Plus, you know things are
going badly for