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By Kayla Falgoust

WORLD

Scientologists lose fraud case in France
On Tuesday, a French court convicted the Church of Scientology and six of its members of fraud, fining the members as much as $595,000 each. The ruling comes after the Church of Scientology was put on trial for defrauding two plaintiffs. Despite this ruling, the court did not ban the Church of Scientology, which has about 45,000 members in the country, from operating in France. (CNN)

NATION

President Bush gets new gig as motivational speaker
Former President George W. Bush made his first appearance as a motivational speaker on Monday night in Forth Worth, Tex. Bush delivered his speech at a "Get Motivated!" business seminar, discussing the worth of popularity. "It's so simple in life to chase popularity, but popularity is fleeting, it's not real," said Bush to his audience. Bush is also scheduled to talk at another "Get Motivated!" seminar in San Antonio, Tex. on December 2. (CNN)

STATE

Lombardi calls to cap TOPS scholarship
On Monday, LSU system president John Lombardi called on the state to cap TOPS and refrain from awarding the merit-based scholarship to the wealthy. Lombardi also said that in giving the scholarships to wealthy students who can afford to pay for college, TOPS inadequately supports financially needy students. Additionally, Lombardi worries that if tuition increases as a result of budget cuts, the cost of TOPS will also increase if it is not capped, putting the state in further financial peril. (The Advocate)

Saints excel competitively, do well financially
During a time of recession, the New Orleans Saints are doing well both on the field and in their pocketbooks. According to a report in the EconSouth, the Saints earned $213 million in revenue last year, falling just behind Miami, Tampa Bay, and Tennessee and just ahead of Atlanta and Jacksonville. Additionally, the Saints, along with all but one of the Southeastern teams, have sold out their home stadiums for all games this season. While professional football in the South seems to be surviving the recession, the report indicates that NASCAR is taking a hit, with ticket sales down 16 percent and food, beverage, and merchandise sales down 34 percent. (The Adovcate)

Originally Published: Issue 821 - October 28, 2009

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