Morning Digest: Bill Clinton basks in spotlight, gives rousing defense of Obama

	Click to View in Browser 09/6/2012 Bill Clinton basks in spotlight, gives rousing defense of Obama CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton gave a rousing defense of President Barack Obama's handling of the weak U.S. economy on Wednesday and launched a detailed attack on Republican Mitt Romney in a speech that electrified the Democratic National Convention.. Powerful quake hits Costa Rica, no deaths SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Costa Rica escaped relatively unscathed after a powerful earthquake hit the country on Wednesday, sparking landslides and knocking down buildings without killing anyone.. Stock index futures signal firmer start LONDON (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 both up 0.6 percent, while Dow Jones futures were 0.4 percent higher.. Selena Gomez gets raunchy in "shocking" new movie VENICE (Reuters) - If Selena Gomez wants to ditch her wholesome image as a Disney child and girlfriend of teenaged pop star Justin Bieber, then her raunchy and raucous new film "Spring Breakers" seems as good a place as any to start.. Early exit for Federer after Berdych thriller NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer was knocked out of the U.S. Open on Wednesday after losing a quarter-final thriller to Tomas Berdych, marking the world number one's earliest exit from Flushing Meadows in nine years.. Sony mobile customers emails, names hacked in China TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp said hackers have accessed the email addresses and names of as many as 400 of its mobile unit's customers in China and Taiwan held on servers owned by a third-party vendor.. Spacewalking astronauts fix station's power system CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A pair of spacewalking astronauts cleaned, greased and finally coaxed a jammed bolt into position on Wednesday, restoring the International Space Station's power system.. Is it a bird, a plane? No, it's Putin, human crane MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has tracked a Siberian tiger and posed with a polar bear, on Wednesday took his love of wildlife to new heights by flying with cranes - to lead them on a migration route.. Related Video Phones and rescue hopes dominate Spacewalking astronauts repair station's power system Great Debate A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. 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 - 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