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Saturday, July 19, 2008

Florida A&M University trustee asks for funds to be released, Tallahassee Democrat

By Angeline J. Taylor
July 17, 2008

The Rev. R.B. Holmes Jr., vice-chairman of Florida A&M University's board of trustees, has written to Gov. Charlie Crist, asking that state money be made available to assist the university.

In a letter dated July 14, Holmes asked Crist to free-up money in the state's $4 billion reserve fund to "provide more funding to the university."

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