Morning Digest: Obama presses security overhaul, Nigerian indicted

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Good Morning Aron, THU 07 Jan 2010    Obama presses security overhaul, Nigerian indicted Yemen rejects U.S. intervention in Qaeda fight Stocks seen opening down; jobless data eyed France considers "Google tax" to pay creative work NASA hauls shuttle to launch pad, despite cold Tiger talk a hot topic at PGA Tour's season opener Sandra Bullock steals show at People's Choice Snowed-In Brits boost adultery website World winter weather woes Deadly blast near NATO convoy Two Democrats call it quits TOP NEWS Obama presses security overhaul, Nigerian indicted January 06, 2010 09:49 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is "not patient" and is demanding immediate changes in airline security, the top U.S. military officer said on Wednesday, as a grand jury indicted a Nigerian man for trying to blow up a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas Day. Full Article WORLD NEWS Yemen rejects U.S. intervention in Qaeda fight January 07, 2010 04:04 AM ET DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen, hunting al Qaeda within its borders, believes its own security forces must fight militants on its territory and rejects any direct U.S. intervention, the foreign minister said. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stocks seen opening down; jobless data eyed January 07, 2010 05:38 AM ET (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower opening on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones industrial average and Nasdaq 100 down 0.4 to 0.5 percent. Full Article INTERNET NEWS France considers "Google tax" to pay creative work January 07, 2010 06:00 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - France could start taxing Internet advertising revenues from online giants such as Google, using the funds to support creative industries that have been hit by the digital revolution, a newspaper reported on Thursday. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS NASA hauls shuttle to launch pad, despite cold January 06, 2010 04:48 PM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Endeavour was hauled out to its launch pad on Wednesday, despite freezing temperatures that had technicians spelling each other after 30 minutes to ward off the cold. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Tiger talk a hot topic at PGA Tour's season opener January 06, 2010 09:41 PM ET KAPALUA, Hawaii (Reuters) - The absence of Tiger Woods from the PGA Tour has been a major talking point ahead of this week's SBS Championship with most of the players eager to see the American world number one back as soon as possible. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Sandra Bullock steals show at People's Choice January 07, 2010 12:41 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sandra Bullock entered Hollywood Awards season in high fashion on Wednesday winning two People's Choice honors for the relationship comedy "The Proposal" and for favorite movie actress. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Snowed-In Brits boost adultery website January 06, 2010 02:09 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Britons snowed in by the wintry weather have been flocking to an extra-marital dating site in the last 24 hours. 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