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Obama judge rules on effort to block America 250 events at WH and Lincoln Memorial

A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for UFC Freedom 250 to proceed at the White House and Lincoln Memorial this weekend, rejecting a last-minute court challenge just days before the high-profile event.U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta, an Obama appointee, denied an emergency request by two Washington-area residents to halt the mixed martial arts showdown, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked legal standing to sue in the first place and had not demonstrated a sufficient injury.The lawsuit challenged plans for "UFC Freedom 250," a mixed martial arts event tied to celebrations surrounding the...