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Good Morning Aron, FRI 08 Oct 2010    Jailed Chinese dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize Afghan security contractor oversight poor: Senate report Payrolls fall, Fed monetary easing seen imminent Japan stands firm on FX intervention ahead of G7 meet California lawmakers debate budget through night Republican leader says American dream under siege States to receive $1.5 billion for small businesses Amnesty issues call for U.S. to drop death penalty Hungary spill pollution eases, no big risk to Danube Apple in talks on fee-based music service: report Chinese dissident wins peace prize Fighting on Afghan front line Fire rages through tyre factory Jailed Chinese dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize October 08, 2010 09:12 AM ET OSLO (Reuters) - Jailed Chinese pro-democracy activist Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for decades of non-violent struggle for human rights, infuriating China, which called the award "an obscenity." Full Article Afghan security contractor oversight poor: Senate report October 08, 2010 06:58 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate inquiry into private security contracting in Afghanistan concluded on Thursday that funds had sometimes been funneled to warlords who were linked to the Taliban, murder and kidnapping. Full Article Payrolls fall, Fed monetary easing seen imminent October 08, 2010 09:10 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy shed jobs in September for a fourth straight month as government payrolls fell and private hiring slowed, hardening expectations for more stimulus from the Federal Reserve to spur the recovery. Full Article Japan stands firm on FX intervention ahead of G7 meet October 08, 2010 08:38 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said it will continue to intervene to curb a strong yen if necessary, just hours before G7 and IMF officials meet to discuss escalating tension over currency policies, and Thailand is also poised to act. Full Article California lawmakers debate budget through night October 08, 2010 06:42 AM ET SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California entered its 100th day without a state budget in place on Friday as lawmakers continued debating a legislative package that was to make up the spending plan agreed upon in principle with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger last week. Full Article Republican leader says American dream under siege October 08, 2010 06:02 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The "American Dream" is under siege by an out-of-control federal government that doesn't listen to its people, U.S. House of Representatives Republican Leader John Boehner said on Friday. Full Article States to receive $1.5 billion for small businesses October 08, 2010 08:09 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury Department on Friday announced a $1.5 billion lending initiative to promote small businesses at the state level. Full Article Amnesty issues call for U.S. to drop death penalty October 08, 2010 08:10 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Rights group Amnesty International called on the United States on Friday to set an example to other nations by abolishing the death penalty. Full Article Hungary spill pollution eases, no big risk to Danube October 08, 2010 06:51 AM ET BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Pollution levels from a red sludge spill in Hungary have subsided in the Danube and there is no risk of a biological or environmental catastrophe in the major European waterway, Hungarian officials said on Friday. Full Article Apple in talks on fee-based music service: report October 08, 2010 08:36 AM ET (Reuters) - Apple is in talks with major record labels to provide a subscription-based music service, allowing unlimited access to songs for a monthly fee, the New York Post said, citing unnamed sources. Full Article

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