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	Click to View in Browser 02/11/2013 Economy, deficit top U.S. voter issues ahead of Obama speech: poll WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans are eager to hear President Barack Obama address the U.S. economy and federal deficit in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, with more than half still convinced the nation is in a recession, a poll released on Monday found. Police shoot and kill gunman at Delaware courthouse (Reuters) - A man who fired a weapon at a courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware on Monday was shot and killed by police who returned fire, state police said. U.S. Northeast digs out from blizzard, tornado strikes in South CAMBRIDGE, Mass./NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Northeast was digging out on Sunday after a blizzard dumped up to 40 inches (one meter) of snow with hurricane force winds, killing at least nine people and leaving hundreds of thousands without power. Closing arguments expected at ex-Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick's trial (Reuters) - Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday in the federal public corruption trial of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who is accused of running a decade-long criminal enterprise out of his office to enrich himself, his family and friends. Nevada lawmaker in death threat probe arrested again LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A Nevada state lawmaker briefly jailed last month on suspicion of leveling a death threat against the speaker of the state Assembly was arrested on Sunday after police claimed he attacked a member of his family. Tornado rakes southern Mississippi, damages university TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - A swarm of tornadoes tore through several counties in southern Mississippi and Alabama on Sunday, injuring at least 10 people and ripping apart hundreds of homes and other buildings, including parts of the University of Southern Mississippi, authorities said. Record $1 million reward posted for fugitive ex-Los Angeles cop LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A record $1 million reward was posted on Sunday for information leading to the capture of a fugitive former Los Angeles policeman suspected of targeting police officers and their families in three killings committed in retaliation for his 2008 firing. Four wounded, one critically, in New Orleans Mardi Gras shooting NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans police on Sunday were investigating a shooting that wounded four people outside a Bourbon Street nightclub in the French Quarter as crowds gathered for the city's annual Mardi Gras celebrations. Paterno family report slams finding of child sex abuse cover-up HARRISBURG, Penn. (Reuters) - Family members of the late Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno on Sunday released a report they commissioned that said that a former FBI director's finding that Paterno helped cover up a child sex abuse scandal was flawed and unfair. U.S. trains for mass migration in Caribbean security drill GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A simulated wave of Caribbean migrants sailed to the Guantanamo naval base this week for a training drill designed to prepare U.S. troops and security agencies who might someday have to handle the real thing. Related Video U.S. Morning Call: U.S. Air, AMR near $11 billion merger Market Pulse: Expect noises on currency wars, little action 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