Morning Digest: Obama 2010 budget projects new record for deficit

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Good Morning Aron, MON 01 Feb 2010    Obama 2010 budget projects new record for deficit Gunmen kill 14 at high school party in Mexico Stock futures signal gains on Wall Street Pearson, Nokia form English teaching JV in China California lists moon junk as historical resource Kobe jumper lifts Lakers to victory over Celtics Taylor Swift and Beyonce make Grammy history Priest checks fingerprints for mass attendance Bloodshed in Mexico Karzai rejects Taliban terms Predators used for Haiti relief TOP NEWS Obama 2010 budget projects new record for deficit February 01, 2010 06:07 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday projected the U.S. budget deficit would soar to a fresh record in 2010, challenging his push for fiscal responsibility while driving to defeat double-digit unemployment. Full Article WORLD NEWS Gunmen kill 14 at high school party in Mexico January 31, 2010 08:46 PM ET CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Suspected drug hitmen burst into a high school birthday party and killed 14 people in Ciudad Juarez on Sunday, the latest massacre in one of the world's deadliest cities. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock futures signal gains on Wall Street February 01, 2010 05:57 AM ET (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.42 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.53 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.36 percent at 5 a.m. EST. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Pearson, Nokia form English teaching JV in China February 01, 2010 03:56 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Publishing group Pearson and phone maker Nokia have formed a joint venture to deliver English-language learning materials to mobile phone users in China, the two companies said on Monday. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS California lists moon junk as historical resource January 29, 2010 09:50 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Seeking to preserve the site where humans first set foot on the moon, a California state panel on Friday registered a collection of 106 objects left by the Apollo 11 mission as an historical resource. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Kobe jumper lifts Lakers to victory over Celtics January 31, 2010 08:01 PM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant made amends for a poor shooting game by sinking a spectacular game-winning jumper as the Los Angeles Lakers edged the Boston Celtics 90-89 on Sunday. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Taylor Swift and Beyonce make Grammy history February 01, 2010 05:40 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country-pop starlet Taylor Swift, who rocketed to stardom with ballads of teen love that she wrote on her bedroom floor, Sunday became the youngest artist to win the coveted Grammy for album of the year. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Priest checks fingerprints for mass attendance January 29, 2010 11:46 AM ET WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish priest has installed an electronic reader in his church for schoolchildren to leave their fingerprints in order to monitor their attendance at mass, the Gazeta Wyborcza daily said on Friday. Full Article   REUTERS www.reuters.com Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book.Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Send this mailing to a friend or colleague Reuters.com: Help and Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Mobile | Newsletters | RSS | Interactive TV | Labs | Reuters in Second Life | Archive | Site Index | Video Index Thomson Reuters Corporate: Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy | Professional Products | Professional Products Support | About Thomson Reuters | Careers