JEFFERSON CITY — State Rep. Chris Molendorp was in the hot seat. His colleagues were one vote shy of the mark needed to override Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of legislation expanding Missouri's religious exemption from mandates to include birth control coverage in health insurance policies. And Molendorp was the only lawmaker left in the chamber who hadn't voted.
ANALYSIS: Missouri at center point of sexual politics
Sunday, September 16, 2012 | 4:20 p.m. CDT
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