Morning Digest: U.S. stares down start of steep "automatic" budget cuts

	Click to View in Browser 03/1/2013 U.S. stares down start of steep "automatic" budget cuts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government hurtled on Friday toward making deep spending cuts that threaten to hinder the nation's economic recovery, after Republicans and Democrats failed to agree on an alternative deficit-reduction plan.. U.S. finds Erdogan comments on Zionism "particularly offensive" ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's reported comment equating Zionism with crimes against humanity is "particularly offensive" and has a "corrosive effect" on U.S.-Turkish relations, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.. Stock index futures signal mixed start to March LONDON (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.3 percent, while Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 futures were broadly flat at 0956 GMT.. Filmmaker Eli Roth returns for another "Last Exorcism" LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Movie audiences have flocked to filmmaker Eli Roth's low-budget horror productions like "Cabin Fever" and "Hostel.". Woods gets wet, trails Honda leader Villegas by six shots PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) - Tiger Woods, who saved par with a barefoot shot in water, and Rory McIlroy fired even-par 70s at the Honda Classic on Thursday that left the world's top two golfers six shots back of first-round leader Camilo Villegas.. Bradley Manning pleads guilty to misusing classified data in WikiLeaks case FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The U.S. Army private accused of providing secret documents to the WikiLeaks website pleaded guilty on Thursday to misusing classified material he felt "should become public," but denied the top charge of aiding the enemy.. SpaceX cleared for cargo run to space station CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. March 1 - A rocket built by Space Exploration Technologies was poised for launch on Friday to deliver a capsule filled with food, supplies and science experiments to the International Space Station.. Lionheart's heart smelled sweet for heaven, scientists find VERSAILLES, France (Reuters) - The heart of the Lionheart was embalmed with daisy, myrtle, mint and frankincense, kept sweet-smelling in saintly fashion in hope of speeding King Richard of England's ascent to heaven.. Related Video Uproar in S. Africa after death of man dragged by police U.S. to give Syrian rebels medical, food aid, not arms Great Debate Weighing U.S.intervention: Syria v. Congo A sequestration solution for the Pentagon 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