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Click to View in Browser 05/7/2012 NFL star Junior Seau remembered in surfing ceremony OCEANSIDE, California (Reuters) - Hundreds of surfers paid their respects to Junior Seau on Sunday with a "paddle-out" ceremony in the Pacific, just beyond the beachfront home where the football great and avid surfer committed suicide at age 43. House Republicans target social cuts to shield military WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives on Monday will fire their first shots of the next deficit-reduction battle, advancing legislation to cut nearly $380 billion largely from social programs while protecting defense spending. Old feud appears to sink Obama's Fed nominees WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's two nominees to the Federal Reserve appear likely to fall victim to a long-running political feud, which would leave the central bank short-handed as it struggles with tough regulatory and monetary policy questions. Bodies found in disappearance of Tennessee mother, daughters TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - Authorities investigating the disappearance of a Tennessee mother and her three daughters on Sunday said they had uncovered two bodies at the Mississippi home of a suspect, but they did not identify those bodies. Parents of two drowned Duck Boat riders fight liability cap PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A maritime law cap on liability should not apply in the case of two Hungarian students who died visiting Philadelphia when a barge struck their tourist Duck Boat, lawyers for their parents said on Sunday. U.S. hostage urges Obama to meet al Qaeda demands DUBAI (Reuters) - An American aid worker abducted by al Qaeda in Pakistan last year has pleaded with U.S. President Barack Obama to meet his captors' demands for the release of prisoners in order to save his life, in a video released by the militant group's media arm. Biden 'absolutely comfortable' with gay marriage WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Sunday he was "absolutely comfortable" with allowing same-sex couples to marry, staking out a position on a hot-button social issue that appeared to differ from that of his boss, President Barack Obama. George Lindsey, Goober in "The Andy Griffith Show," dead at 83 (Reuters) - Actor George Lindsey, who played bumbling Goober Pyle on the 1960s TV series "The Andy Griffith Show," died on Sunday. He was 83. Greening New York's most iconic skyscraper NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Empire State Building has long been a signature feature of Manhattan's skyline. But owners of the iconic edifice, planning a $1 billion initial public offering, hope to convince investors and tenants that it's what's on the inside that really counts. Last defendant in Florida hazing death turns herself in (Reuters) - The last of 11 people charged in the death of a Florida A&M University drum major turned herself in on Sunday, state officials said. Related Video Eurobank: Greece must avoid new election U.S. Morning Call: U.S. stock futures lose ground, bonds get boost on France, Greece elections Great Debate Bringing a terror mastermind to justice What happened to 'Yes we can'? A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. 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