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washingtonpost.com - 12/31/2008
Atheists Sue to Get Prayer, God Out of Obama's Swearing-In
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Atheists Sue Over Inaugural Prayer - Political Hotsheet
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Atheists Sue Over Inaugural Prayer - Political Hotsheet
— cbsnews.com — Michael A. Newdow, who led the failed charge to get the words "under God" out of the... Pledge of Allegiance, is now heading an effort to keep religion out of President-elect Barack Obama's swearing in. Newdow's group, consisting of 18 individuals and 10 ... (more) Atheists Sue Over Inaugural Prayer - Political Hotsheet

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NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias:  Balance AWOL in WaPo, MSNBC Coverage of Atheists’ Inauguration Suit

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Balance AWOL in WaPo, MSNBC Coverage of Atheists’ Inauguration Suit
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... In her Dec. 31 article, Post reporter Nikita Stewart cited a portion of the lawsuit that labeled the prayers "completely exclusionary, showing absolute disrespect to Plaintiffs and others of similar religious views, who explicitly reject the purely religious claims that will be endorsed, i.e., (a) there exists a God, and (b) the United States government should pay homage to that God."  ...

Fighting Tactical With A Losing Strategy
Comments from Left Field — ... It’s worth mentioning that he tried this same trick during the last two inagurations and, predictably, he failed.  This is an example of fighting a tactical battle without consideration for long-term strategic goals.  Why?   It has little to no chance of success and, more importantly, is nothing but petty heckling.  This endevor, quite simply, accomplishes nothing but to make atheists look bad.  ...

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