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	Click to View in Browser 10/9/2013 Obama to meet House Democrats on budget: White House official WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama has invited House of Representatives Democrats to meet Wednesday to discuss the budget crisis and a looming debt deadline, the first of a series of talks with lawmakers of both parties, a White House official said. Third Colorado lawmaker faces possible recall for gun control votes DENVER (Reuters) - Following the recall of two Democratic state senators in Colorado last month over their support for gun control laws, a third faces possible ouster, an outcome that would shift control of the state Senate to Republicans. Natural gas pipeline explodes in northwest Oklahoma: reports NEW YORK (Reuters) - An explosion on a natural gas pipeline in rural northwest Oklahoma caused the evacuation of nearby homes late on Tuesday, local media reports said. Striking school bus drivers in Boston return to work BOSTON (Reuters) - School bus drivers in Boston returned to work on Wednesday after a one-day wildcat strike that drew criticism from both Mayor Thomas Menino and the drivers' own union. Undercover officer arrested in probe of New York motorcycle gang beating NEW YORK (Reuters) - An undercover New York detective was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged role in the attack on an SUV driver who was chased for miles along a Manhattan highway by dozens of motorcycle riders, police said. State Obamacare markets attract tens of thousands of customers (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of uninsured people have begun to sign up for health coverage through online Obamacare private insurance marketplaces in California and New York, officials said on Tuesday, while problems still plagued the federal online system. Arizona and Texas scheduled to execute inmates by lethal injection PHOENIX/AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Arizona is set to execute on Wednesday an inmate convicted of strangling an elderly man 35 years ago and Texas is scheduled to put to death a man convicted of killing his parents and blowing up their house. Princeton University gives all clear after gunshot scare (Reuters) - Police cordoned off a historic building on Princeton University's campus in New Jersey on Tuesday after reports of gunshots, but no injuries were reported and the university later gave the all clear. Congressional panel to review U.S. IRS progress on healthcare law WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service executive in charge of enforcing President Barack Obama's new healthcare law will be the lone witness on Wednesday before a congressional panel run by Republicans resolutely opposed to the law. California governor signs bills to tackle state's water crisis SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed more than a dozen bills aimed at improving access to water in the state, where drought is common and tension is high over the competing needs of residents, agriculture and the environment. Related Video Italian police arrest Tunisian suspect, search for migrant bodies continues Fire kills nine at Bangladesh garment factory Great Debate Science's innovators are to be prized Time to block gun violence against women 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