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U.S. NEWSSaturday 3 October 2015

Trump not coming to Hispanic Chamber of Commerce event

Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump talks during a campaign stop he was present at a Sept. disagree with me,” Trump
1 meeting in New York said then, “but ultimately
in Keene, N.H. Trump has pulled out of a planned question-and-answer session with the U.S. with other chamber offi- we will all get along.”
cials, when Trump flipped Trump’s campaign said in
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Washington next week because he was concerned about through his calendar and a statement Friday that he
picked Oct. 8 as his pre- would not be participat-
the questions he’d be asked, the group said Friday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) ferred date for the appear- ing in the event and would
ance. instead be speaking “to
JILL COLVIN Chamber spokesman Am- has repeatedly been criti- “Saying that Trump did not a capacity crowd” at a
Associated Press mar Campa-Najjar said cized by Hispanic groups personally confirm to do campaign rally in Nevada
NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) the Republican front-run- for comments he’s made the Q&A on October 8th is that day.
— 2016 presidential can- ner was “unwilling to abide about immigrants living in a lie, plain and simple,” Ja- A statement from his cam-
didate Donald Trump has by the terms and condi- the country illegally, de- vier Palomarez, the cham- paign accused Palomarez
pulled out of a planned tions” of sessions that other scribing some as “crimi- ber’s president, added of trying to “leverage the
question-and-answer ses- candidates accepted. nals” and “rapists.” He was in an emailed statement. national media attention
sion with the U.S. Hispanic “Trump’s decision to for- also likely to be pressed on “Clearly, someone got surrounding Mr. Trump to
Chamber of Commerce in feit the Q&A session was his call for mass deporta- cold feet and couldn’t rise benefit his organization”
Washington next week be- motivated by the concern tion. to the occasion.” and “exploit Mr. Trump to
cause he was concerned of being ‘put on trial,’” he Trump told CNN he’d never He described the cancel- enlist additional support
about the questions he’d said. agreed to the event and lation as a “Trump tan- and increase interest and
be asked, the group said The meeting was expect- didn’t know about it. trum” and said it “further revenue in his coalition.”
Friday. ed to be heated. Trump But Campa-Najjar said disqualifies him as a serious “Mr. Trump remains com-
candidate in the eyes of mitted to reaching out to
the Hispanic community.” the Hispanic community in
Trump had also spoken more genuine and produc-
publicly about plans to ap- tive ways as he continues
pear before the group. to share his vision to make
In an interview on Geraldo America great again,” it
Rivera’s radio show last read.
month, Trump said he’d Several 2016 candidates,
agreed “to do some kind including Republican Ted
of luncheon or whatever Cruz and Democrats Ber-
down in Washington” in nie Sanders and Martin
October after meeting with O’Malley, have participat-
Palomarez in New York. ed in the group’s sessions.
“That won’t be that easy Republican Gov. John
a meeting because you’ll Kasich of Ohio is sched-
have hundreds of people uled Tuesday and others
and they will have constit- are in discussion with the
uents of his and they may group.q

Education Secretary Arne Duncan steps down after 7-year term

J. LEDERMAN bureaucrat to run the de- consequential secretar- 21st century than anybody when talking about his
K.HENNESSEY partment while leaving the ies in the department’s else,” Obama said. parents, who were both
Associated Press role of secretary vacant history and said Duncan Duncan plans to return to educators back in Chi-
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arne for the remainder of his delivered at every stage Chicago, where his fam- cago. “All our life we saw
Duncan, who followed presidency. of learning. During his ten- ily is living, with his future what kids could do when
President Barack Obama One of the longest-serving ure, more than 30 states plans uncertain. they were given a chance.
to Washington to serve as Cabinet members, Dun- increased their investment “Being apart from my fam- That’s why we do this work
his education secretary, can is among the few who in early childhood educa- ily has become too much today,” Duncan said.
announced Friday he will have formed close per- tion, states raised stan- of a strain, and it is time for In an unconventional
step down following a sonal relationships with the dards for teaching and me to step aside and give move, Obama asked John
seven-year tenure marked president. After his depar- learning, and high school a new leader a chance,” King Jr., a senior Educa-
by a willingness to plunge ture in December, Agricul- graduations rates reached Duncan said in an email to tion Department official,
head-on into the heated ture Secretary Tom Vilsack an all-time high, Obama staff obtained by The Asso- to oversee the Education
debate about the govern- will be the sole member of said. ciated Press. Department, but declined
ment’s role in education. Obama’s Cabinet still in his “Arne’s done more to Duncan joined Obama at to nominate him to be
Sidestepping a confir- original role. bring our educational sys- a news conference at the secretary, which would re-
mation fight in Congress, Obama described Dun- tem, sometimes kicking White House to announce quire confirmation by the
Obama tapped a senior can as one of the most and screaming, into the the move. He choked up Republican-run Senate.q