Morning Digest: Obama aide: Debt limit fight could be "catastrophic"

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	01/3/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Obama aide: Debt limit fight could be "catastrophic" WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fight over the budget loomed on Sunday as a top aide to President Barack Obama warned of catastrophic consequences if Republicans follow through on threats to reject an increase in the nation's borrowing limit. | Full Article Pakistan PM moves to save coalition after ally departs January 03, 2011 05:05 AM ET ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani held talks with opposition leaders on Monday in a bid to head off a possible vote of no confidence after a key partner quit the governing coalition. | Full Article Futures point to higher open for Wall Street January 03, 2011 04:39 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a stronger start for Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq up 0.5 to 0.7 percent by 0913 GMT (4:13 a.m. ET) on the first trading day of the year. | Full Article Goldman, Digital Sky Technologies invest in Facebook: report January 03, 2011 01:41 AM ET BANGALORE (Reuters) - Facebook has raised $500 million from Goldman Sachs and Russian Internet investment group Digital Sky Technologies in a deal valuing the social networking site at $50 billion, the New York Times reported citing people involved in the transaction. | Full Article China boasts breakthrough in nuclear technology January 02, 2011 11:21 PM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough in spent fuel reprocessing technology that could potentially solve China's uranium supply problem, state television reported on Monday. | Full Article Colts, Seahawks and Packers through to playoffs January 03, 2011 12:17 AM ET MIAMI (Reuters) - The Indianapolis Colts, Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks secured places in the playoffs on Sunday in an exciting climax to the NFL's regular season. | Full Article Rock great Chuck Berry falls ill at New Year's show January 02, 2011 04:05 PM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rock 'n' roll great Chuck Berry was feeling fine and headed back to his hometown of St. Louis, associates said on Sunday, hours after the musician fell ill during a New Year's performance in Chicago. | Full Article Words "viral" and "epic" consigned to college trash December 31, 2010 12:38 PM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - This story might be epic, and could even go viral, but not if Lake Superior State University has anything to do with it. Just sayin.' | Full Article RELATED VIDEO No injuries in Chilean quake A plea for Cuba's prisoners Hopes for unity in the aftermath 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