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	Click to View in Browser 12/11/2012 Trayvon Martin murder suspect wants GPS monitor removed SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - Accused murderer George Zimmerman will ask a Florida judge on Tuesday to let him remove his GPS monitoring device and travel freely within the state pending his June 2013 trial in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. California man accused of plotting al Qaeda support faces hearing LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers for a Southern California man arrested in Afghanistan on charges he plotted to help al Qaeda militants say he was severely beaten when captured, and they are expected to raise questions about his injuries at a hearing set for Tuesday. "Fiscal cliff" outcome still uncertain; talks continue WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the pace of talks quickened to avert the "fiscal cliff" of steep tax hikes and spending cuts set for the end of the year, senior members of the U.S. House of Representatives of both parties cautioned that an agreement on all the outstanding issues remained uncertain. Navy identifies SEAL killed in hostage rescue in Afghanistan (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy SEAL was killed in Sunday's rescue mission in Afghanistan that freed an American doctor kidnapped by the Taliban, the Defense Department said on Monday. U.S. "fiscal cliff" talks picking up pace WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House and House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner's office held more negotiations on Monday on ways to break the stalemate over the "fiscal cliff," steep tax hikes and budget cuts set to start kicking in next month. Clinton cancels Middle East trip because of ill health WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has canceled her trip to Morocco this week for a meeting on the future of Syria's opposition because of a stomach virus, the State Department said on Monday. Norquist won't oppose Republicans wobbly on taxes, yet WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers who publicly mull acquiescing to tax increases on the wealthiest Americans may be guilty of "impure thoughts" in the words of anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist, but he says that alone is no reason to throw them out of office. Protesters march on Michigan capitol over "right-to-work" vote LANSING, Michigan (Reuters) - Workers from throughout Michigan and the U.S. Midwest crowded into the Michigan Capitol and marched outside in freezing temperatures on Tuesday to protest likely passage of a "right-to-work" law restricting unions in a stronghold of organized labor. Lawyers for accused Colorado shooter to subpoena Fox News reporter CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) - An attorney for accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes said in court on Monday he will subpoena a Fox News reporter to reveal her source for a news story about the massacre, setting up a potential First Amendment showdown. Marijuana smokers get nod to light up in Colorado as pot legalized (Reuters) - Pot smokers formally gained the right to light up in Colorado on Monday as Governor John Hickenlooper signed into effect a controversial ballot measure legalizing marijuana for adult recreational use in what proponents hailed as a "historic day." Related Video U.S. Morning Call: HSBC to pay record money laundering fine Market Pulse: Bond spreads: "a con and invention" - Silvio Great Debate In defense of Susan Rice D.C.'s clean-energy conundrum 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