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	Click to View in Browser 09/11/2013 Somber U.S. ceremonies mark 12th anniversary of September 11 attacks NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bagpipes, bells and a reading of the names of the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked jetliners crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field marked the 12th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in 2001. Liberal de Blasio leads New York Democratic mayoral primary NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bill de Blasio, a harsh liberal critic of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, won the most votes in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday but may still face a runoff, according to unofficial results. California city backs plan to seize negative equity mortgages RICHMOND, Calif (Reuters) - Richmond, California's leaders approved on Wednesday morning a plan for the city to become the first in the nation to acquire mortgages with negative equity in a bid to keep local residents in their homes. Colorado voters oust Democratic state senators over gun control DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado voters ousted two Democratic lawmakers, including the state senate president, in a historic recall vote on Tuesday over their support for tougher gun control laws, handing a major victory to gun rights supporters. Spitzer fails in New York political comeback attempt NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York governor Eliot Spitzer, whose political ascent came to a halt five years ago in a prostitution scandal, lost his bid for a political comeback on Tuesday. Arkansas cop placed on leave after killing man, 107, in shootout LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - An Arkansas police officer has been placed on paid leave after killing a 107-year-old man in a weekend shootout, authorities said on Tuesday. Detroit woes complicate Michigan city, town borrowing: governor DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit's bankruptcy filing has made it harder for Michigan's municipalities to tap America's municipal bond market but it is difficult to say exactly how much impact it has had, the state's governor said in an interview Tuesday. New U.S. labor chief urges immigration reform, wage increase (Reuters) - In his first major speech since being sworn in last week as the new U.S. labor secretary, Thomas Perez vowed on Tuesday to work with President Barack Obama for comprehensive immigration reform, a higher minimum wage and implementation of new healthcare laws. Police try to recover iPad video of Zimmerman domestic dispute MIAMI (Reuters) - Police were trying to piece together an iPad video that captured a domestic dispute between George Zimmerman and his estranged wife to determine if any charges would be filed in the case, a police spokesman said on Tuesday. Most 2006-2009 NSA queries of a phone database broke court rules SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The National Security Agency routinely violated court-ordered privacy protections between 2006 and 2009 by examining phone numbers without sufficient intelligence tying them to associates of suspected terrorists, according to U.S. officials and documents that were declassified on Tuesday. Related Video China, Brazil, Russia to put fizz in champagne -Taittinger Americans in NY react to Obama's speech on Syria Great Debate Moving past the low-wage social contract Making frenemies with Putin 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