{"id":4215,"date":"2010-03-22T17:19:50","date_gmt":"2010-03-22T21:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=4215"},"modified":"2024-03-17T20:04:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T03:04:26","slug":"cnn-states-plan-lawsuit-against-new-health-care-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/cnn-states-plan-lawsuit-against-new-health-care-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN: States plan lawsuit against new health care bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>CNN <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ten states plan to file a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the new health care reform bill, Florida&#8217;s attorney general announced Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Bill McCollum, the Republican attorney general under fellow Republican Gov. 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