Morning Digest: From heartland to House speaker, Boehner eyes cuts

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	01/5/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS From heartland to House speaker, Boehner eyes cuts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Boehner, the product of a tough upbringing in America's heartland, will bring a natural mistrust of big government when he takes over as speaker of the House of Representatives on Wednesday. | Full Article Australia floods cause "catastrophic" damage January 05, 2011 05:57 AM ET ROCKHAMPTON, Australia (Reuters) - Australia's record floods are causing catastrophic damage to infrastructure in the state of Queensland and have forced 75 percent of its coal mines, which fuel Asia's steel mills, to grind to a halt, Queensland's premier said on Wednesday. | Full Article Stock index futures fall ahead of ADP jobs data January 05, 2011 05:31 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.5 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.4 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.5 percent at 1000 GMT (5 a.m. ET). | Full Article Goldman's "friends" get week to mull Facebook bet January 04, 2011 04:43 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs is not giving its multimillionaire clients a lot of time or information to think about investing in a $1.5 billion Facebook private offering. | Full Article NASA wants shuttle fuel tank reinforced January 04, 2011 06:28 PM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA on Tuesday began modifications to shuttle Discovery's fuel tank, hoping to thwart a potential debris hazard during a planned February launch to the International Space Station. | Full Article Free-scoring New York Knicks overpower San Antonio Spurs January 05, 2011 02:03 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Knicks had too much firepower for San Antonio on Tuesday and continued their high-scoring antics with a crushing 128-115 victory over the NBA-leading Spurs. | Full Article Alec Baldwin "very, very interested" in political run January 05, 2011 04:31 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood liberal Alec Baldwin said on Tuesday he was "very, very interested" in running for political office, but was not planning to give up his day job anytime soon. | Full Article Could the days of the British "pint" be numbered? January 04, 2011 12:08 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - British pubgoers could soon ditch their traditional pint in favor of a "schooner," a smaller measure of beer used in Australia, under government changes announced on Tuesday. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO Jackson manslaughter hearing begins U.S. auto sales rebound in 2010 Navy fires Captain for lewd videos A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend