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Tuesday, May 6, 2008

by THE AMERICAN last modified Monday, May 5, 2008

The Houston Chronicle reports that during the 2008 campaign season, 71 percent of all political donations from Texas university professors have gone to ‘Democratic candidates or committees’. . . The military dictator of Fiji ‘has threatened to “shut down” the country’s media if coverage of his government does not improve’. . . As Mother’s Day approaches, Americans may not realize that ‘nearly 80 percent of the fresh flowers sold in the U.S. are imported’. . . Does first-term Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, the son of Indian immigrants, represent ‘the future of the Republican Party’? Berkshire Hathaway may invest in the Royal Bank of Scotland. . .

The Houston Chronicle reports that during the 2008 campaign season, 71 percent of all political donations from Texas university professors have gone to ‘Democratic candidates or committees’. . .

The military dictator of Fiji ‘has threatened to “shut down” the country’s media if coverage of his government does not improve’. . .

As Mother’s Day approaches, Americans may not realize that ‘nearly 80 percent of the fresh flowers sold in the U.S. are imported’. . .

Does first-term Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, the son of Indian immigrants, represent ‘the future of the Republican Party’?

Berkshire Hathaway may invest in the Royal Bank of Scotland. . .

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