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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Morning Digest: Michelle Obama says change takes time, urges another term

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09/5/2012
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Michelle Obama says change takes time, urges another term
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - First lady Michelle Obama acknowledged on Tuesday that the change her husband Barack Obama championed in his White House campaign four years ago has proven difficult but urged voters to give him four more years to fix the struggling U.S. economy..
Rebels hit army headquarters in Damascus
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said they planted bombs inside the Syrian army's General Staff headquarters in central Damascus on Sunday as President Bashar al-Assad's forces bulldozed buildings to the ground in parts of the capital that have backed the uprising..
Stock index futures point to lower start
LONDON (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with contracts for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 down 0.5 percent, while Dow Jones futures were down 0.3 percent at 4:00 a.m. EDT..
Brutal, beautiful South Korean film jolts Venice
VENICE (Reuters) - "Pieta", a new film from South Korea, is so violent it is hard to watch, but the story of a pitiless loan shark and the mysterious woman who claims to be his mother turns into an absorbing thriller and moving love story rolled into one..
Azarenka, Ferrer advance at rain-hit U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka survived a ferocious comeback from defending champion Sam Stosur to reach the U.S. Open semi-finals on Tuesday, as the remnants of Hurricane Isaac played havoc with the schedule and left organizers juggling with a backlog..
Social sites have modest political impact: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Social networking sites play a modest role in influencing most U.S. users' political views, with the biggest impact among Democrats, a survey showed on Tuesday..
UK paraplegic woman first to take robotic suit home
LONDON (Reuters) - A British woman paralyzed from the chest down by a horse riding accident has become the first person to take home a robotic exoskeleton that enables her to walk..
Love-triangle books a headache for France's Hollande
PARIS (Reuters) - Stuck with dismal approval ratings for his presidential debut, France's Francois Hollande is now having his private life raked over in a series of books that dissect the alleged jealousy between his current and former companions..
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