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Good Morning Aron, THU 07 Oct 2010    Late back-to-school shopping lifts retail sales NATO eyes Pakistan supply resumption after apology Hungarian sludge spill reaches Danube river World Bank and IMF at odds over hot money flows Latin writer Vargas Llosa wins Nobel for literature No serious talks with Netanyahu seen: Abbas aide Job losses in 2009 likely bigger than thought How Republicans could block healthcare reform Michelle Obama ranked world's most powerful woman Poor healthcare may shorten American lives: study U.S., S. Korea conduct joint drills Death toll up in Indonesia floods No let-up in China weather woes Late back-to-school shopping lifts retail sales October 07, 2010 08:22 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retailers catering to teens saw some of the strongest same-store sales in September, with a late start to back-to-school sales helping the store chains beat Wall Street forecasts. Full Article NATO eyes Pakistan supply resumption after apology October 07, 2010 08:17 AM ET KABUL (Reuters) - A U.S. apology for a helicopter strike inside Pakistan has raised hopes of an end to a week-long blockade of a vital NATO supply line, although the alliance said on Thursday it was not hindering the war in Afghanistan. Full Article Hungarian sludge spill reaches Danube river October 07, 2010 08:25 AM ET KOLONTAR, Hungary (Reuters) - A toxic red sludge spill from an alumina plant in western Hungary reached the Danube river on Thursday and crews were trying to dilute it to protect the major European waterway. Full Article World Bank and IMF at odds over hot money flows October 07, 2010 07:16 AM ET TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Emerging economies should consider steps to contain fund flows that could cause currency rallies and asset bubbles, the World Bank chief was quoted as saying, but the International Monetary Fund called such actions "undesirable." Full Article Latin writer Vargas Llosa wins Nobel for literature October 07, 2010 09:07 AM ET STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Peruvian-born writer and one-time presidential candidate Mario Vargas Llosa, a chronicler of the struggle against authority in Latin America, won the 2010 Nobel prize for literature on Thursday. Full Article No serious talks with Netanyahu seen: Abbas aide October 07, 2010 09:09 AM ET RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - A senior Palestinian official said on Thursday he saw no hope of a serious peace process with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in some of the darkest comments to date on the U.S.-mediated talks. Full Article Job losses in 2009 likely bigger than thought October 07, 2010 04:21 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy likely shed more jobs last year than previously thought, but analysts say the undercount by the government should prove less severe than it did during depths of the recession. Full Article How Republicans could block healthcare reform October 07, 2010 04:33 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans could keep their promises to stop healthcare reform even if they cannot repeal it, simply by blocking legislation needed to pay for it, one expert argued on Wednesday. Full Article Michelle Obama ranked world's most powerful woman October 06, 2010 06:02 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - First lady Michelle Obama beat out heads of state, chief executives and celebrities to rank as the world's most powerful woman in Forbes magazine's annual listing on Wednesday. Full Article Poor healthcare may shorten American lives: study October 07, 2010 02:45 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans die sooner than citizens of a dozen other developed nations and the usual suspects -- obesity, traffic accidents and a high murder rate -- are not to blame, researchers reported on Thursday. Full Article

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