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Attorneys for George W. Bush President of the United States
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
REV. DR. MICHAEL A. NEWDOW,   )    CIV. No. S-01-0218 LKK/GGH PS
) Plaintiff,     )    OBJECTIONS TO MAGISTRATE
)    JUDGE'S FINDINGS AND V.                       )    RECOMMENDATIONS
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GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF  ) THE UNITED STATES,            ) ) Defendant.     )
Defendant George W. Bush, President of the United States, files the following objections to the Findings and Recommendations [hereafter "F&R] filed by Magistrate Judge Hollows on July 18, 2001.
I.  ARGUMENT A.   Standing
1-   Newdow suffered no particularized injury. The Magistrate Judge found that plaintiff Michael Newdow, who was offended when he heard Reverend Graham recite a prayer during the televised inaugural festivities on January 20, 2001,
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