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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Morning Digest: Battered by the economy, Nevadans still favor Obama

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10/9/2012
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Battered by the economy, Nevadans still favor Obama
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Last October, President Barack Obama mounted a makeshift podium on La Placita Avenue, in a Las Vegas subdivision hard hit by foreclosures. As TV cameras whirred, he pledged to do "everything in my power to help stabilize the housing market, grow the economy, accelerate job growth.".
Merkel braves protests on first crisis visit to Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel flew to the heart of Europe's debt crisis on Tuesday, braving protests by angry Greeks to take a message of support -- but no new money -- to a near-bankrupt nation fighting to stay in the euro..
Stock index futures dip; eyes on Alcoa
PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.21 percent, Dow Jones futures 0.13 percent lower and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.36 percent at 0922 GMT..
Esquire names Mila Kunis "sexiest woman alive"
(Reuters) - Actress Mila Kunis has been dubbed "the sexiest woman alive" by Esquire magazine in its November issue out this week..
Texans ground Jets to maintain perfect start
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The Houston Texans maintained their perfect start to the NFL season with a 23-17 win over the struggling New York Jets on Monday..
LinkedIn seeks wider use with ability to "follow"
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Professional social network LinkedIn Corp will let its users "follow" and receive updates from people outside their personal contact list, a move that could entice users to spend more time on its website..
SpaceX rocket blasts off for space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An unmanned, privately owned Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo capsule blasted off from Cape Canaveral on Sunday on a mission to restore a U.S. supply line to the International Space Station after the retirement of the space shuttle..
Lost diaries help solve "young Mona Lisa" mystery
GENEVA (Reuters) - A package of diaries said to have been posted to the United States from Britain in the 1960s could provide a vital clue to the origin of a controversial portrait presented in Geneva last month as Leonardo da Vinci's original "Mona Lisa.".
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