Morning Digest: Obama pushes jobs, vows fight in State of the Union address

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Good Morning Aron, THU 28 Jan 2010    Obama pushes jobs, vows fight in State of the Union address UK announces fund to reintegrate Afghan Taliban Wall Street futures point to higher open, majors in focus Google's "older sister" in China urges it to stay NASA sets shuttle launch with future in doubt Serena unmatched in battle of nerves Jay Leno brushes off digs from Conan O'Brien Man torches car battling frost Haitians still struggle two weeks on Rio prepares for Carnival Obama spokesman previews speech TOP NEWS Obama pushes jobs, vows fight in State of the Union address January 28, 2010 05:21 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pushed job creation to the top of his agenda and vowed not to abandon his struggling healthcare overhaul after a political setback that raised doubts about his leadership. Full Article WORLD NEWS UK announces fund to reintegrate Afghan Taliban January 28, 2010 05:47 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - The international community must aim to turn the tide in Afghanistan by the middle of next year, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street futures point to higher open, majors in focus January 28, 2010 05:52 AM ET (Reuters) Stock futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 rise 0.4 to 0.5 percent, pointing to a stronger start on Wall Street on Thursday. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Google's "older sister" in China urges it to stay January 27, 2010 08:19 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - A Google knock-off has surfaced in China to compete with the world's largest search engine, while at the same time pleading with it to stay in the country despite censorship and hacking allegations. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS NASA sets shuttle launch with future in doubt January 27, 2010 07:24 PM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA managers on Wednesday settled on February 7 to kick off their final year of shuttle flights, uncertain about what programs will follow. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Serena unmatched in battle of nerves January 28, 2010 05:47 AM ET MELBOURNE (Reuters) - If winning the Australian Open were a simple test of will power, Serena Williams would win every time. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Jay Leno brushes off digs from Conan O'Brien January 27, 2010 06:25 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jay Leno has brushed off digs from Conan O'Brien during NBC's late-night talk show wars, saying he regarded them as jokes and just part of the comedy business. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Man torches car battling frost January 27, 2010 02:40 PM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - A 76-year-old German man trying to thaw out his car incinerated it instead when he decided to speed things up by putting a blow heater under the hood. 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