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Friday, September 7, 2012

Morning Digest: Obama unites hope with realism in pitch for re-election

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09/7/2012

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

Obama unites hope with realism in pitch for re-election

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama asked Americans on Thursday for patience in rebuilding the weak economy as he appealed for a new term in office and defiantly rejected Republican Mitt Romney's proposals for growth as heartless..

Exclusive: China president-in-waiting signals quicker reform - sources

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's president-in-waiting, Xi Jinping, has said the ruling Communist Party must embrace reform with fresh vigor to stave off social and economic malaise, sources said, citing accounts of comments he made at a meeting with a party reformer..

Stock futures signal gains ahead of payrolls

PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.28 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.32 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures 0.34 percent higher at 0758 GMT..

Actress Kristen Stewart steals limelight as Toronto film fest opens

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto film festival opened on Thursday with action movie "Looper" starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, but it was "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart who attracted the biggest buzz on the red carpet at the star-studded festival scattered with Oscar hopefuls..

Orioles fend off Yankees to win 10-6

(Reuters) - The Baltimore Orioles survived a furious five-run fightback by the New York Yankees in the eighth inning on Thursday to win 10-6 and draw level with their division rivals at the top of the American League East..

Apple cuts memory chip order to Samsung for new iPhone: source

SEOUL (Reuters) - Apple Inc has reduced its orders for memory chips for its new iPhone from its main supplier and competitor Samsung Electronics Co, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday..

Neil Armstrong to be buried at sea: family

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, will be buried at sea, family spokesman Rick Miller said on Thursday..

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..