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February 10, 2012 | | HEALTH The president announced a common-sense compromise on religious employers and contraception—but the flare-up reveals an absurdity of the American health-care system, where a woman’s boss is involved with her sex life, writes The Daily Beast’s Dana Goldstein. NOT SO FAST Malaysian authorities could repatriate Hamza Kashgari, who faces a possible death sentence in Saudi Arabia over his tweets. Mike Giglio interviewd Kashgari before his arrest. Early Lead Tennessee doesn’t vote until March 6, Super Tuesday, but voters there are already leaning toward Rick Santorum. The former Pennsylvania senator has a lead of 34 percent to 27 percent over Mitt Romney, according to a recent poll in the state by American Research Group. Only 16 percent of likely Republican voters in Tennessee support Newt Gingrich, and just 13 percent are in favor of Ron Paul. Support for Santorum was even greater among voters in favor of the Tea Party movement. DIPLOMACY China has announced plans to send a senior official to Iran to discuss Western sanctions attempting to curb the country’s nuclear program, as the new sanctions are hurting trade. India, which is one of Iran’s biggest oil customers, also indicated that it would weigh in on the discussion. The new sanctions imposed by the U.S. and EU are also already affecting oil flow, according to the International Energy Agency, even though the ban on European imports from the Islamic republic doesn’t go into effect until July. In a press meeting, China’s ministry spokesman said it has “consistently advocated dialogue as the only proper channel for resolving the Iran nuclear issue.” HOUSE FINANCE The Office of Congressional Ethics is investigating Republican Rep. Spencer Bachus of Alabama over possible insider-trading violations, the Associated Press reported, citing "individuals familiar with the case." The office reportedly began the probe late last year over some suspicious trades by the House Financial Services Committee chairman. The House passed rules against just such trades on Thursday, prompted by a book by Peter Schweizer, a Newsweek article by Peter J. Boyer, and a 60 Minutes report. The case is the first of its kind involving a member of Congress, and there are allegations that Sen. John Kerry, among others, have benefitted from buying and selling stocks on companies affected by government policies. | | 
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