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PHOENIX -- States that had been watching Arizona's immigration law in hopes of copying it received a rude awakening when a judge put most of the measure on hold and agreed with the Obama administration's core argument that immigration enforcement is the role of the federal government.

The American Red Cross's Prince George's County chapter needs volunteers 18 and older to join its Disaster Action Team. Members assist with local disaster relief such as fire, flooding and storms, including aiding and comforting survivors. Training is provided. Call 240-487-2105.

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the most contested provisions of Arizona's new immigration law one day before they were to take effect, ratcheting up the legal and political debate over the increasingly divisive issue.

WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan picked up more GOP backing Wednesday in her drive toward near-certain confirmation next week, even as a top Republican lashed out at her as "dangerous."

SEATTLE, July 28, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Peggy Evans, PhD, CPHIT, Director of the Washington & Idaho Regional Extension Center (WIREC) testified before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee of Health, Tuesday, July 27, 2010, in Washington, DC. Dr. Evans joined David Blumenthal, MD, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and several others on two panels of witnesses.

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- An Appalachian coal company is asking its competitors to pool their money for a political offensive against Democrats in Kentucky and West Virginia they believe are anti-coal.

CANYON LAKE, Texas, July 28, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- COPsync, Inc. (OTCBB:COYN), a software technology provider to law enforcement and emergency service professionals, announces today that eight additional Texas law enforcement agencies have implemented the Company's COPsync(tm) real-time mobile data information sharing software.

CALGARY, Alberta, July 28, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skymark Research, a leading provider of small- and micro-cap independent investment research, today initiated coverage on Patriot Scientific Corp. (OTCBB:PTSC).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - An electronics patent that does not disclose the circuitry of one of its components is not invalid for indefiniteness where one of ordinary skill in the art would know how to interpret the specification and build the circuit, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held July 6 (Telcordia Technologies, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., Nos. 2009-1175, -1184, Fed. Cir.). Full story on lexis.com

LINCOLN, Neb. - The Nebraska Supreme Court on July 16 affirmed that a payment made by an insurer before its liquidation was a voidable preferential transfer under the Nebraska Insurers Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation Act (NISRLA) (State of Nebraska, ex rel. L. Tim Wagner, Director of Insurance of the State of Nebraska, as liquidator of Amwest Surety Insurance Co. v. Gilbane Building Co., No. S-09-879, Neb. Sup.; 2010 Neb. LEXIS 89). Full story on lexis.com