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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Seven attorneys general trying to block the federal health care law's requirement for contraception coverage saw their lawsuit dismissed Tuesday by a federal judge who said they didn't have standing to file it. U.S. District Court Judge Warren K. Urbom ruled that the states failed to prove they would suffer immediate harm once that part of the law is enacted. The Nebraska federal judge also noted that President Barack Obama's administration has agreed to work with religious groups to try to address their concerns. The lawsuit was challenging a rule in the law that requires contraception...

Just FYI: The opinion declaring the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional was written by an almost 80-year old, white male Army Veteran Nixon appointee, Alfred T. Goodwin. Goodwin, Alfred Theodore Born 1923 in Bellingham, WA Federal Judicial Service: U. S. District Court, District of Oregon Nominated by Richard M. Nixon on September 22, 1969, to a seat vacated by John Francis Kilkenny; Confirmed by the Senate on December 10, 1969, and received commission on December 11, 1969. Service terminated on December 17, 1971, due to appointment to another judicial position. U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Nominated by...