Time is running out, but Sacramento, Calif., atheist Michael Newdow still hopes to stop President George W. Bush from beginning and ending his Jan. 20 inaugural ceremony with prayers by two Protestant ministers.

Newdow is expected to appeal U.S. District Judge John Bates’ decision late Friday rejecting almost every claim Newdow made in challenging the prayers.

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