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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Morning Digest: Lawmakers in showdown over payroll tax cuts

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Lawmakers in showdown over payroll tax cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic lawmakers were locked in an end-of-year fight on Tuesday that threatens a government shutdown, an effective tax hike for 160 million Americans and the loss of benefits for millions of unemployed. | Full Article
Egypt Islamists try to hold lead in second round vote
December 14, 2011 05:59 AM ET
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's rival Islamist groups sought more gains in the second round of a parliamentary election on Wednesday, with liberals also fighting for a voice in an army-led transition that began with the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. | Full Article
Euro, Europe stocks fall on lack of Fed action
December 14, 2011 06:00 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro hit an 11-month low against the dollar and stocks eased on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve warned Europe's sovereign debt crisis could hurt the U.S. economy but failed to signal fresh action to stimulate growth. | Full Article
Russian security council chief wants Web regulation
December 14, 2011 05:28 AM ET
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Internet must be subject to "reasonable regulation," the head of Russia's Security Council said in remarks published on Wednesday, a fresh sign of Kremlin concern about the use of social networks to promote anti-government protests. | Full Article
Scientists home in on missing link of physics
December 14, 2011 04:10 AM ET
GENEVA (Reuters) - International scientists said on Tuesday they had found signs of the Higgs boson, an elementary sub-atomic particle believed to have played a vital role in the creation of the universe after the Big Bang. | Full Article
Mavericks trade away Fernandez, Brewers to Nuggets
December 13, 2011 11:38 PM ET
(Reuters) - The NBA champion Dallas Mavericks continued their roster changes on Tuesday by trading away Spanish guard Rudy Fernandez and forward Corey Brewer to the Denver Nuggets. | Full Article
$116 million auction of Liz Taylor jewels smashes records
December 14, 2011 05:12 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An auction of actress Elizabeth Taylor's world-renowned jewels took in $116 million, more than double the record for a single collection and setting new marks for pearls, colorless diamonds and Indian jewels. | Full Article
Chinese man arrested for hiring wedding strippers
December 13, 2011 09:14 PM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have arrested a man who hired two strippers to perform at his son's wedding after the performance was mobbed by villagers, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. | Full Article
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