CNN's Lou Dobbs asked me, during a discussion of the North American Union, why our media show no interest in the issue of sovereignty.

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His three children show no great interest in the booze business.

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The market in India is showing a strong growth in interest in Eduardo Saverin but also a strong interest in Zuckerberg, without any great zeal for Sean Parker or The Social Network, whereas Japan and Russia show next to no interest in any of the main players.

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Surveys show over and over there's simply no interest in email, web browsing, instant messaging or other online activities as discrete functions on the TV.

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" He has no interest, though, in a show about "an angry New York crankypants.

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But both Japan and Germany, where house prices have fallen steadily over the past decade, show that low interest rates are no protection against a decline in house prices.

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Many people will construe Mr Bemba's departure, or his having to face a show trial, as clear proof that Mr Kabila has no interest in democracy.

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