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Good Morning Aron, MON 04 Oct 2010    Racial predatory loans fueled U.S. housing crisis: study U.S., UK raise terrorism threat level in Europe Fed's Plosser cautions against policy easing: report NATO chief apologizes, Pakistani Taliban vow revenge IVF pioneer wins medicine Nobel prize Brazil's Serra takes underdog candidacy to runoff Japan government support slides on handling of China Emanuel announces candidacy for Chicago mayor online Big crowd gathers for liberal rally in Washington Iraq raises proven oil reserves figure by 25 percent Gunmen attack NATO tankers Brazil president poll needs runoff Games kick off in India Racial predatory loans fueled U.S. housing crisis: study October 04, 2010 07:44 AM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - Predatory lending aimed at racially segregated minority neighborhoods led to mass foreclosures that fueled the U.S. housing crisis, according to a new study published in the American Sociological Review. Full Article U.S., UK raise terrorism threat level in Europe October 04, 2010 08:20 AM ET WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - The United States and Britain warned their citizens on Sunday of an increased risk of terrorist attacks in Europe, with Washington saying al Qaeda might target transport infrastructure. Full Article Fed's Plosser cautions against policy easing: report October 04, 2010 08:00 AM ET SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve must not launch a new round of asset purchases without setting out what it wants to achieve through the policy, the Financial Times quoted Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser as saying. Full Article NATO chief apologizes, Pakistani Taliban vow revenge October 04, 2010 08:49 AM ET ISLAMABAD/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO's chief expressed regret on Monday for the deaths of Pakistani soldiers last week and said he hoped Pakistan's border would reopen for NATO supplies to Afghanistan as soon as possible. Full Article IVF pioneer wins medicine Nobel prize October 04, 2010 09:25 AM ET STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - British physiologist Robert Edwards, whose work led to the first "test-tube baby", won the 2010 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology, the prize-awarding institute said on Monday. Full Article Brazil's Serra takes underdog candidacy to runoff October 04, 2010 08:02 AM ET SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Emboldened Brazilian opposition leader Jose Serra must lure environmentalists and others who backed a third-party candidate in Sunday's election if he is to derail frontrunner Dilma Rousseff's march to the presidency. Full Article Japan government support slides on handling of China October 04, 2010 08:21 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's government has slid to around 50 percent as voters are unhappy with how Tokyo has handled a bitter territorial feud with Beijing, newspaper polls showed on Monday. Full Article Emanuel announces candidacy for Chicago mayor online October 03, 2010 11:31 PM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rahm Emanuel announced in an online video posted on Sunday he is running for mayor of Chicago, urging residents to tell him in "blunt Chicago terms" how to make the nation's third-largest city better. Full Article Big crowd gathers for liberal rally in Washington October 02, 2010 10:25 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people rallied near the Lincoln Memorial in the U.S. capital on Saturday as liberal groups attempted to energize their base a month before pivotal congressional elections. Full Article Iraq raises proven oil reserves figure by 25 percent October 04, 2010 08:26 AM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq raised its proven oil reserves figure by a quarter on Monday in a bid to match the clout of leading producer Saudi Arabia and strengthen its case for OPEC to grant it a higher output quota. Full Article

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