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	02/13/2012
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Obama's election-year budget to target rich WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will propose an election-year budget on Monday that raises taxes on millionaires and seeks billions of dollars for job-creating infrastructure projects, drawing a populist battle line with his Republican opponents. | Full Article Greece still to convince Europe after rescue deal February 13, 2012 08:28 AM ET ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek government came under pressure on Monday to convince skeptical European capitals that it would stick to the terms of a multi-billion-euro rescue package endorsed by lawmakers during violent protests on the streets of Athens. | Full Article Syrian forces bombard Homs after Arab peace proposal February 13, 2012 06:42 AM ET AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded districts of Homs and attacked other cities on Monday after Arab states pledged support for the opposition battling President Bashar al-Assad and called for international peacekeepers to be sent to the country. | Full Article OECD flags signs of broader upturn in economic outlook February 13, 2012 07:43 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - The international economic outlook is showing tentative signs of improvement, with the momentum shift spreading from the United States and Japan to other developed countries, the OECD's December survey of growth prospects showed on Monday. | Full Article Israel says bombs target embassies in India, Georgia February 13, 2012 09:16 AM ET JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Bombers targeted staff at Israel's embassies in India and Georgia on Monday, wounding four people, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of involvement. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall St opens higher on Greek deal February 13, 2012 09:34 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks opened higher on Monday, putting the S&P 500 on track to bounce back from its biggest one-day loss of the year, as Greece's parliament approved strict financial reforms needed to obtain its latest international bailout package. | Full Article Investors peer past gloom, eye Asian economic rebound February 13, 2012 09:09 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - If the World Bank is correct, 2012 will see the second slowest year of global economic growth in a decade, at a level consistent with a world recession that, like the 2008/2009 financial crisis, would not spare Asia. | Full Article Chafing at insults, Germany loses patience with Greece February 13, 2012 09:06 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is running out of patience with throwing money into the "bottomless pit" of Greece's debt crisis and any lingering sympathy in Berlin is being undermined by anti-German slogans on the lips of politicians and austerity protesters in Athens. | Full Article GE to hire 5,000 U.S. veterans, investing in plants February 13, 2012 06:06 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co plans to hire 5,000 U.S. military veterans over the next five years and to invest $580 million to expand its aviation footprint in the United States this year. | Full Article SEC again pushes AIG on disclosures February 13, 2012 09:15 AM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - For the second time in less than a year, the Securities and Exchange Commission has pressed bailed-out insurer American International Group to provide more disclosures in its quarterly reports, this time on guaranteed interest rates in its life insurance business. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS With no firm science, sleep standards are slipping New study casts doubt on lung cancer treatment White House sticking to contraception plan Test for Komen charity looms at next Race for the Cure Pre-ski preparations help before hitting the slopes RELATED VIDEO Ghost towns of Fukushima U.S. troops learn jungle lore in Thailand Market Pulse: Greek vote optimism to fizzle quickly 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 ODDLY ENOUGH Russia's Putin gets a drink fit for dinosaurs Full Article - 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