U.S. Top News: Republicans losing public opinion wars in "fiscal cliff" talks

	Click to View in Browser 12/13/2012 Republicans losing public opinion wars in "fiscal cliff" talks WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Negotiations are expected to continue Thursday on the "fiscal cliff" with Republicans at a growing public opinion disadvantage and approval ratings for President Barack Obama rising to levels not seen since the killing of Osama bin Laden. Insight: How Republicans engineered a blow to Michigan's powerful unions LANSING, Michigan (Reuters) - As a trained aerospace engineer, Patrick Colbeck applied his penchant for data analysis and "systematic approach" to his new job in early 2011: a Michigan state senator, recently elected and keen to create jobs in the faded industrial powerhouse. Obama backers turn from re-election to "fiscal cliff" fight WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a year of knocking on doors and working the phones to get President Barack Obama re-elected, Meechie Biggers had gotten over her fear of talking politics with strangers. California cities to buy power from Sempra solar plant in Nevada (Reuters) - California power company Sempra Energy said the state's cities of Los Angeles and Burbank have approved a 20-year agreement to buy 250 megawatts (MW) of solar power from Sempra's proposed Copper Mountain Solar 3 project in Nevada. Rock legends take to New York stage for storm Sandy victims NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and the Rolling Stones joined with actors and comedians in headlining a benefit concert on Wednesday for victims of Superstorm Sandy, which six weeks ago devastated scores of communities along the coastline of the U.S. northeast coastline. Non-whites to make up nearly 60 percent of U.S. by 2060: Census WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A surge in Hispanics and Asians is set to dramatically change the face of the United States over the next 50 years, with no one ethnic group the majority, according to U.S. figures that depict an aging nation with slower population growth. New foreclosures lowest in six years in November: RealtyTrac NEW YORK (Reuters) - New foreclosures on U.S. homes hit their lowest in nearly six years in November, another sign the nation's housing market is recovering, according to a report on Thursday. Oregon mall shooting appears to be lone, random rampage CLACKAMAS, Oregon (Reuters) - A masked gunman who opened fire in a crowded Oregon mall in the middle of the holiday shopping season, killing two people and wounding a third before taking his own life, appears to have acted alone in a random rampage, police said on Wednesday. Senate seeks $60 billion Sandy aid, Republicans eye smaller bill WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats are moving quickly to push through the Obama administration's full request for $60.4 billion in emergency aid for Superstorm Sandy, but a growing number of Republicans are arguing for a smaller initial amount. U.S. should automatically register voters: Attorney General BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday that U.S. election officials should register eligible voters automatically and take steps to reduce the long lines Americans encountered in national elections on November 6. Related Video U.S. Morning Call: Google Maps finds way back onto iPhone Tycoon McAfee in U.S. after deportation Great Debate Can Congress pull back from the brink? The right-to-work coup in Michigan 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