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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Morning Digest: Obama, buoyed by election win, faces new battles

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11/8/2012
Reuters   Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the   politics in between
Obama, buoyed by election win, faces new battles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama had little time to savor victory on Wednesday after voters gave him a second term in the White House where he faces urgent economic challenges, a looming fiscal showdown and a still-divided Congress able to block his every move..
Suicide attack on base in Pakistan's biggest city kills one
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least one person when he rammed his vehicle into the gates of a military base in Pakistan's largest city on Thursday, police said, the latest in a series of audacious attacks on security forces..
Euro weakens as eyes turn to ECB meeting
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro fell to a two-month low on Thursday despite approval of a crucial austerity package by Greece, with investors focused on a European Central Bank policy meeting later in the day..
Taylor Swift reigns over Billboard 200, Meek Mill debuts high
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country-pop star Taylor Swift held onto the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday as her latest album "Red" kept rapper Meek Mill from the top spot..
Wiggins falls foul of white van curse
LONDON (Reuters) - Bradley Wiggins survived everything the Tour de France could throw at him then gritted his teeth through the agony of the Olympic time trial but, like so many other British cyclists, he eventually fell victim to the dreaded white van..
Move over, Obama; Twitter had a big night too
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called it - in less than 140 characters..
Mars rover still sniffing for elusive methane
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov 2 - Initial analysis of the atmosphere of Mars from NASA's rover Curiosity has shown no sign of methane, a gas detected previously by remote sensors, researchers said on Friday..
Dead candidates win elections in Florida, Alabama
(Reuters) - Florida Democrat Earl K. Wood and Alabama Republican Charles Beasley won their respective elections but they will not take office..
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