Morning Digest: Obama to apply fresh pressure on Republicans to avoid cuts

	Click to View in Browser 02/19/2013 Obama to apply fresh pressure on Republicans to avoid cuts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will make a fresh push on Tuesday to force congressional Republicans to make concessions that will head off budget cuts that appear increasingly likely to kick in starting on March 1.. Chavez back in Venezuela, on Twitter with four million followers CARACAS (Reuters) - After Hugo Chavez spent two months out of the public eye for cancer surgery in Cuba, the Venezuelan government hailed his homecoming on Monday and said the president had achieved another milestone - four million followers on Twitter.. European shares edge higher, euro flat ahead German data LONDON (Reuters) - European shares edged higher and the euro was steady on Tuesday ahead of German economic sentiment data, while the yen rose after Japanese ministers played down talk the Bank of Japan might buy foreign bonds to loosen credit.. Daniel Day-Lewis as Abe Lincoln makes unstoppable Oscar force LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If there is one sure bet in this roller coaster movie awards season, it is that Daniel Day-Lewis will take home the Best Actor statuette at the Oscars on Sunday.. Pistorius shot girlfriend through door: prosecutor PRETORIA (Reuters) - "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius put on his artificial legs and walked across his bedroom before firing four handgun rounds into the locked bathroom door, killing his cowering girlfriend in cold blood, prosecutors said on Tuesday.. Burger King takes down Twitter account after hack attack NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hackers breached the Twitter account of fast-food chain Burger King, posting the online equivalent of graffiti and sometimes making little sense.. Russia asks: How do you stop space objects hitting Earth? By Timothy Heritage and Gabriela Baczynska and Michael Shields. Texas woman has two sets of identical twins in one day (Reuters) - A Texas mother had a one-in-70-million kind of Valentine's Day this year when she gave birth to two sets of identical twin boys, a Houston hospital announced on Monday.. Related Video Syrians say scud missile left massive crater in Aleppo Airport clashes as Iberia staff strike Great Debate Obama sees the limits of government The strong case for keeping Section 5 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