Morning Digest: Obama takes offensive against Romney in debate rematch

	Click to View in Browser 10/17/2012 Obama takes offensive against Romney in debate rematch HEMPSTEAD, New York (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama launched aggressive attacks against Republican rival Mitt Romney on jobs, energy and Libya in their second debate on Tuesday as the Democrat tried to reclaim the momentum in a tight White House race.. Divided Syrian rebels agree on joint leadership BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's divided rebels have agreed to set up a joint leadership to oversee their battle to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, two insurgent sources said on Tuesday as fighting raged in cities across the country.. BlackRock third-quarter profit rises 8 percent (Reuters) - BlackRock , the world's largest money manager, said its third-quarter profit had risen 8 percent as investors poured into its iShares line of exchange-traded funds.. BBC scandal creates waves for incoming New York Times CEO (Reuters) - The erupting scandal at Britain's public broadcaster, the BBC, over allegations of sexual abuse involving late TV host Jimmy Savile is leading to awkward questions for the New York Times Co's incoming chief executive, Mark Thompson.. Verlander puts Tigers on brink of World Series (Reuters) - Justin Verlander fell just short of a complete game then watched New York's rally come up short as Detroit's 2-1 win on Tuesday put them on the verge of sweeping the Yankees out of the American League Championship Series.. Microsoft debuts Xbox music service to take on Apple (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Monday announced that Xbox Music, a digital music service to vie with Apple Inc's iTunes and Amazon.com Inc's Cloud Player, will be available for its Xbox game consoles on Tuesday.. Computer models of Earth's climate change confirmed on Mars WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Computer models have accurately forecast conditions on Mars and are valid predictors of climate change on Earth, U.S. and French astronomers said on Tuesday.. McDonald's sues Milan over eviction from Galleria MILAN (Reuters) - McDonald's has sued the city of Milan for 24 million euros in damages over being kicked out of a tourist-packed shopping arcade, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, after the U.S. fastfood chain had rented the space for 20 years.. Related Video Best Buy to sell own tablet- source Obama: "I feel fabulous" ahead of debate rematch Great Debate Biden changes 2016 race as well as 2012 Chasing the Reagan Legacy 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