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ZNet Top Recent India India Anti-Congressism India's Communists India and the Nimitz New Maharajas in India More India Recent Raina Teach them not to think India & Condi India's Presidency India Steals a March All by Raina Search Z Magazine Z Blogs Watches Resources Languages Parecon Sustainers Purchases About Us Vedic Mantra in the American Senate How the Gods Toe the Line by Badri Raina July 16, 2007 Printer Friendly Version EMail Article to a Friend Even as GÇ£Potter ManiaGÇ¥ overtakes India, the American Senate has been overtaken by Hindu-Vedic mantras.-á Fascinating conjuncture. Fascinating because the conjuncture invites such diverse reads, depending on where and how we are located as historical subjects. The most obvious read, of course, was instantly available in the Senate house itself.-á Two women and a man had this to say as Rajan Zed, the saffron draped Hindu priest, stood up to chant the good chant:-á GÇ£Lord Jesus, protect us from this abomination.GÇ¥-...