Morning Digest: Congress probes Toyota recalls as impact spreads

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Good Morning Aron, FRI 29 Jan 2010    Congress probes Toyota recalls as impact spreads Taliban say no decision yet on Karzai offer of talks Stock futures signal gains; Microsoft eyed Apple pitches $499 iPad, takes on Amazon Experts unveil dino, oldest known ancestor of birds Brilliant Federer sweeps into Australian Open final "Avatar" poised for seventh box office win Pork better for sex than Viagra? Senate approves Bernanke for Fed Obama brings jobs agenda to Florida Mixed reaction to Obama's speech TOP NEWS Congress probes Toyota recalls as impact spreads January 29, 2010 05:55 AM ET WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp faced scrutiny from Congress over its biggest ever safety recall as investors, suppliers and consumers weighed the impact of an unprecedented halt in U.S. production by the No.1 automaker. Full Article WORLD NEWS Taliban say no decision yet on Karzai offer of talks January 29, 2010 05:31 AM ET KABUL/LASHKAR GAH (Reuters) - Taliban leaders will decide soon whether to join talks with the Afghan government, a militant spokesman said on Friday, after President Hamid Karzai invited them to a peace council aimed at ending the Afghan war. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock futures signal gains; Microsoft eyed January 29, 2010 03:31 AM ET (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a flat to higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.2 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.4 percent at 3:17 a.m.. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Apple pitches $499 iPad, takes on Amazon January 28, 2010 01:29 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off a sleek tablet that it called the iPad, pitching the new gadget at a surprisingly low price to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Experts unveil dino, oldest known ancestor of birds January 29, 2010 03:37 AM ET HONG KONG (Reuters) - China has unearthed the fossil of a two-legged carnivorous dinosaur that lived 160 million years ago and which researchers have identified as the earliest known member of a long lineage that includes birds. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Brilliant Federer sweeps into Australian Open final January 29, 2010 05:42 AM ET MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Roger Federer provided a masterful demonstration of his incredible talent and hunger to win to overwhelm Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2 6-3 6-2 Friday and join Andy Murray in the final of the Australian Open. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "Avatar" poised for seventh box office win January 29, 2010 02:16 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - James Cameron's "Avatar" will put a seventh notch in its domestic box office belt this weekend. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Pork better for sex than Viagra? January 28, 2010 12:45 PM ET BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's president recommended pork as an alternative to Viagra Wednesday, saying she spent a satisfying weekend with her husband after eating barbecued pork. Full Article   REUTERS www.reuters.com Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book.Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Send this mailing to a friend or colleague Reuters.com: Help and Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Mobile | Newsletters | RSS | Interactive TV | Labs | Reuters in Second Life | Archive | Site Index | Video Index Thomson Reuters Corporate: Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy | Professional Products | Professional Products Support | About Thomson Reuters | Careers