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	01/6/2012
Good evening LATEST NEWS French implant boss's flippancy sparks anger MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - A police document showing that the boss of French breast implant maker PIP admitted to willfully lying about their poor quality, and said women filing complaints were just seeking money, sparked a furious response in France on Friday. | Full Article Obama lawyers defend healthcare law in Supreme Court January 06, 2012 05:23 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration defended its healthcare overhaul law before the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, rejecting arguments by critics who warned that if the government can require people to have health insurance, it might next make them eat broccoli. | Full Article Exclusive: EU medicines head urges tougher implant rules January 06, 2012 01:34 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - The new head of Europe's drugs watchdog said on Friday there was an acute need to tighten regulations on medical devices, adding to pressure for radical change in the wake of a global scandal over French-made breast implants. | Full Article No need for routine removal of breast implants: UK January 06, 2012 05:19 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday a group of experts had concluded there was no need for the routine removal of breast implants made by a now defunct French company at the heart of a global health scare. | Full Article Don't believe hype about robot prostatectomy: study January 06, 2012 04:36 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older men considering robotic surgery for prostate cancer shouldn't trust the rosy ads promoting the expensive technology over low-tech surgery. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Job growth quickens; unemployment near 3-year low January 06, 2012 05:25 PM ET U.S. employment growth accelerated last month and the jobless rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.5 percent, the strongest evidence yet the economic recovery is gaining steam. | Full Article Exclusive: West readies oil plan in case of Iran crisis January 06, 2012 05:12 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Western powers this week readied a contingency plan to tap a record volume from emergency stockpiles to replace nearly all the Gulf oil that would be lost if Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz, industry sources and diplomats told Reuters. | Full Article Obama, staying on attack, highlights consumer watchdog January 06, 2012 05:09 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, on the attack against Republicans, visited his new consumer financial protection agency chief on Friday to praise the agency's mission while urging Congress to extend a payroll tax cut through the end of the year. | Full Article Iran plans more war games in strait as sanctions bite January 06, 2012 05:23 PM ET TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran announced plans on Friday for new military exercises in the world's most important oil shipping lane, the latest in weeks of bellicose gestures towards the West as new sanctions threaten Tehran's oil exports. | Full Article Soros says EU break-up would be catastrophic: report January 06, 2012 02:29 PM ET (Reuters) - A collapse of the euro and break-up of the European Union would have catastrophic consequences for the global financial system, billionaire investor George Soros was quoted as saying. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Economy boosts Wall Street in 2012's first week MF Global's aborted fruit salad solution to capital woes Investors brace for European hit on earnings Holiday hangover means slow 2012 start for stores Lehman judge won't halt Zell's Archstone deal RELATED VIDEO Suicide bomb and protests in Syria U.S. Navy rescues Iranians held by pirates Van der Sloot poised to plead guilty in Peru murder case 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 Taiwan's Ma to win election? The stars have foreseen it Full Article Women are a mystery to British physicist Hawking Colorado woman accused of damaging $30 million painting Maldives lifts ban on luxury resort spas U.S. twin births have doubled in three decades: study Give slim kids higher marks, says French diet guru - 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