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Purveyor's JournalJournalists Barred From Former President Bush Speech To Cayman Islands Investment Conference
Source: Associated Press
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) -- Organizers of an investment conference in the Cayman Islands say they have been forbidden from disclosing any details about a speech by former President George W. Bush in the offshore financial haven.
A spokesman for the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit says the speech is totally closed to all journalists. Spokesman Dan Kneipp says he is not even permitted to discuss the subject of Bush's speech scheduled for Thursday evening at the Ritz-Carlton on Grand Cayman island.
He says the restrictions were imposed by the former president's staff.
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Israel Confirms Killing Arafat Deputy In 1988
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel acknowledged Thursday it killed Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's deputy in a 1988 raid in Tunisia, lifting a nearly 25-year veil of secrecy and allowing a rare glimpse into the shadowy world of its secret operations.
One of the commandos was disguised as a woman on a romantic vacation, and one of the weapons was hidden in a box of chocolates.
Khalil al-Wazir, who was better known by his nom de guerre Abu Jihad, founded Fatah, the dominant faction in the Palestinian Liberation Organization, with Arafat and was blamed for a series of deadly attacks against Israelis.
Two of those involved in the operation that killed al-Wazir now hold high political office in Israel - Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Vice Premier Moshe Yaalon. At the time, Barak was deputy military chief, and Yaalon was head of the elite commando unit Sayeret Matkal. Their precise roles in the operation were not divulged, and both men's offices declined comment.
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Las Vegas Jews Caught in Adelson's Shadow
By Josh Nathan-Kazis
Published November 01, 2012, issue of November 09, 2012.
In Sheldon Adelson’s hometown, Jews are angry about the presidential election.
That contrasts with Jews in the swing states of Florida and Ohio, who will vote despairingly in this year’s race. In Las Vegas, they’ll storm the polls. Audiences at community-sponsored political events here boo heartily. Partisan wars split synagogue listservs. Political lawn signs disappear in Jewish neighborhoods.
Some of the passion here is over the economy. But in the state with the highest unemployment rate in the country, the Jewish conversation is focused strikingly on Israel.
At the local Jewish Community Center one morning, a current events discussion group spent an hour talking politics and bruising each other’s feelings. One 78-year-old said that President Obama “has disdain for Israel.” A 70-year-old accused Obama’s Jewish critics of racism and later stormed out in a huff.
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Chrysler Reports Best September Sales Since 2007
Source: International Business Times
Chrysler Group LLC, a subsidiary of Italian company Fiat S.p.A. (Milan: F), reported Thursday that October car sales rose 10 percent to 126,185, as U.S. consumers were drawn to ideal financing options and the need to replace aging vehicles. The company said it was the best September since 2007, prior to the mortgage meltdown that sent the country into recession.
“Going forward with our current product line-up, record low interest rates and a stable U.S. economy, we remain optimistic about the health of the U.S. new- vehicle sales industry and our position in it,” said Reid Bigland, president and CEO of the Dodge brand and head of U.S. sales.
The Detroit-based auto giant saw gains sales for its Dodge, Ram Truck and Chrysler brands. Fiat sale also gained, but Jeep sale declined 4.8 percent. Dodge exhibited the strongest growth at 20 percent. Car sales grew 18 percent while truck sales were up 7.1 percent.
Edumunds predicts that total car sales will be up 11 percent for the month and down 4.8 percent from September’s strong performance. It had forecast 13 percent growth in October for Chrysler.
Read more: http://www.ibtimes.com/chrysler-reports-best-october-sales-2007-857454
US Manufacturing Expands At Faster Pace In October
Source: Associated Press
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. manufacturing expanded for the second straight month in October, boosted by growth in new orders and production.
The Institute for Supply Management says its index of factory activity rose last month to 51.7, up from September's reading of 51.5. A reading above 50 indicates expansion.
The ISM is trade group of purchasing managers. Previous surveys showed manufacturing contracted from June through August.
Stocks jumped after the release of the October report, along with another showing consumer confidence surged last month to the highest level in nearly five years. The Dow Jones industrial average, which had already risen about 70 points after the opening bell, was up 139 points in morning trading.
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