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	12/13/2011
Good evening LATEST NEWS U.S. cracking down on Medicare painkiller abuse WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health authorities are directing Medicare prescription drug plans to withhold payments for popular painkillers when they suspect patient abuse, part of a wider effort to combat fraud. | Full Article Reality check: States tough on abortion face legal costs December 13, 2011 03:41 PM ET CHICAGO/COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Bill Graber is not a fan of Roe v. Wade because the Ohio construction worker thinks the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion went too far. | Full Article State Medicaid spending soars December 13, 2011 03:49 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Spending by U.S. states on Medicaid, the healthcare program for the poor, soared last year and will likely continue growing despite measures to contain costs, according to a report released on Tuesday. | Full Article Safety board proposes ban on cell use while driving December 13, 2011 04:32 PM ET (Reuters) - U.S. safety investigators called on Tuesday for a nationwide ban on texting and cell phone use while driving, a prohibition that would include certain applications of hands-free technology becoming more common in new cars. | Full Article Experimental diet drug keeps weight off for 2 years December 13, 2011 04:27 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An experimental diet drug seems to help some obese people shed pounds, and keep them off for two years, researchers report. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Fed points to risks from Europe December 13, 2011 05:37 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday pointed to turmoil in Europe as a big risk to the U.S. economy, leaving the door open to a further easing of monetary policy even as it noted some improvement in the U.S. labor market. | Full Article Corzine amends comments about MF fund transfers December 13, 2011 05:16 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former MF Global chief Jon Corzine corrected his earlier statements about the hundreds of millions of dollars in missing customer money, telling lawmakers on Tuesday there was no way to confuse anything he said as an authorization to raid those funds. | Full Article Syria death toll hits 5,000 as insurgency spreads December 13, 2011 03:04 PM ET AMMAN (Reuters) - Security forces shot dead 17 people in Syria on Tuesday and rebels killed seven police in an ambush, activists said, after the U.N. human rights chief put the death toll from nine months of protest against President Bashar al-Assad at 5,000. | Full Article Lawmakers in showdown over payroll tax cuts December 13, 2011 05:35 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic lawmakers are locked in an end-of-year fight that threatens a government shutdown, an effective tax hike for 160 million Americans and the loss of benefits for millions of unemployed. | Full Article Spending bill in jeopardy as lawmakers bicker December 13, 2011 05:35 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill that would keep the U.S. government operating beyond the weekend appeared in trouble on Tuesday as lawmakers bickered over whether they had resolved policy issues such as abortion funding and travel to Cuba. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street closes lower on Fed disappointment Avon to separate roles of chairman, CEO Exclusive: Steve Cohen calls insider trading rules "vague" Retail sales growth weak in November Warnaco Group says CEO Gromek to retire RELATED VIDEO Pakistani police rescue chained students Penn State's Sandusky to "fight for four quarters" Explosions shake Belgian city 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 Take care selling the family silver, hard up Greeks told Full Article Italy winemaker sends literary message in the bottle Hanover 96 pass flare-lighting fine on to fan Croat's Christmas now comes with a million lights Albanian makes world's largest coffee bean mosaic Actor Alec Baldwin mocks airline industry in SNL skit - 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