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...person totally burnt, with just his eyes moving.? Sirens wailed through the morning; hospitals put out an urgent plea for blood. The roof of Neve Shalom caved in and half the buildings on the street were gutted. Twisted pieces of the vehicle carrying the bomb-reportedly a red Fiat that cameras caught parking in front of the building just before the blast (its driver walked away)-were thrown up to 500 meters away. Shortly after the explosions, a group calling itself the Great Eastern Islamic Raider's Front claimed responsibility for the attack in the name of "oppressed Muslims everywhere...
...Analysts say that VW's reputation for durability isn't suffering as much in Europe; its cars stack up well against rivals from Opel, GM's European subsidiary, and France's Renault (and far better than Italy's Fiat and France's Peugeot). In the U.S., the benchmarks for high quality are Toyota and Honda, nameplates that haven't sold as well in Europe (though that's changing). But the Golf V and its variants are facing a tougher European marketplace. The Golf will take on a new Opel Astra, which launches early next year, and faces formidable foes...
...achieving what European governments and companies have long failed to do: consolidate Europe's defense industry. The Carlyle Group, a Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm whose officers include former U.S. Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci and former Secretary of State James Baker, this month won E.U. clearance to buy Fiat's defense subsidiary, Fiat Avio, for about €1.5 billion. And now it's bidding for DaimlerChrysler's MTU, which makes military aircraft engines, and is also expected to fetch about €1.5 billion. Industry sources say Carlyle wants to put the two together. But first it must outbid...
...octopus to do? Don't fear: looser rules passed this month in the U.K. permitting some foreign ownership of media assets might offer Viacom a welcome distraction. Taking Stock - And Selling It Fiat stock tumbled for a day last week after one of its biggest shareholders, Deutsche Bank, declined to put up fresh money for the beleaguered Italian automaker, which is asking shareholders for a capital increase. It was the latest sign of a policy shift by Deutsche CEO Josef Ackermann. For decades, Deutsche amassed a huge portfolio. But now Ackermann, who has been indicted for alleged breach of trust...
...Scout message that homosexuality was immoral. We should see this not as an attack on homosexuals but as a vindication of First Amendment rights of organizations to form a message through their associations. The Scout message may be flat wrong, but it should lose through societal debate, not government fiat...