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	12/6/2011
Good evening LATEST NEWS Analysis: Court tests liability of healthcare executives (Reuters) - After decades in relative obscurity, a legal doctrine that holds corporate officers liable for company wrongdoing is finding its way back into some high-profile healthcare prosecutions. | Full Article Aging in office: U.S. presidents often outlive peers December 06, 2011 04:33 PM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - Judging by their "before" and "after" photographs, U.S. presidents appear to age before our eyes, adding wrinkles and gray hair with each year in office. | Full Article Definition of "normal" aluminum in kids varies December 06, 2011 04:11 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some parents want their children to be tested for aluminum, but there's no agreement on what "normal" levels of the metal are, a new study finds. | Full Article Spending on depression up, quality of care lagging December 06, 2011 05:27 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Spending on depression has gone up by nearly a third with no clear improvement in the quality of care, according to Medicaid claims data from Florida. | Full Article Prostate cancer hormonal therapy cuts deaths: report December 06, 2011 04:42 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For men with aggressive prostate cancer, hormone-targeted therapy cuts the overall risk of death, according to a new review of past studies. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Geithner backs EU crisis plan, stresses ECB role December 06, 2011 05:17 PM ET BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner threw his weight on Tuesday behind a Franco-German plan to tackle the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis and said the European Central Bank had to play a major role in any solution. | Full Article Congress turns up heat on CFTC, MF Global's Corzine December 06, 2011 05:25 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers examining the collapse of MF Global skewered the top U.S. futures regulator for sitting out his agency's probe of the bankrupt brokerage, whose former chief executive, Jon Corzine, is due to face his own drubbing later this week. | Full Article Court approves Lehman plan to exit bankruptcy December 06, 2011 04:36 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Corp, now just the odds and ends of the global financial behemoth that collapsed in September 2008, received court approval on Tuesday to exit bankruptcy early next year. | Full Article Obama hits Republicans, Wall Street in populist speech December 06, 2011 04:54 PM ET OSAWATOMIE, Kansas (Reuters) - President Barack Obama blasted his Republican foes and Wall Street on Tuesday as he portrayed himself as champion of the middle class and laid out in the starkest terms yet the populist themes of his 2012 re-election bid. | Full Article FAA chief resigns over drunk drive charge December 06, 2011 05:21 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. aviation safety official resigned on Tuesday over a drunken driving charge. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall St rises on EU summit hopes Citi cuts 4,500 jobs, will take $400 million charge Exclusive: Fiat-Chrysler CEO "guardedly optimistic" on euro Fed to hold off on easing, finalize policy framework Obama seeks stronger penalties for Wall St fraud RELATED VIDEO Year in 60 seconds: 2011 Questions over timing of S&P warning Protesters, police clash in Greece A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS ODDLY ENOUGH AIDS group seeks LA vote on condoms in porn films Full Article Disarmed grenades found in woman's luggage at airport Protester shaves year-old beard with new Belgian government App helps viewers shop while watching TV - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend