Morning Digest: Shadowed by deficits, Obama pitches economic plan

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Good Morning Aron, TUE 02 Feb 2010    Shadowed by deficits, Obama pitches economic plan Afghan leader seeks Saudi help on peace talks World stocks rebound, Aussie hit by RBA Leaked "Lost" episode spurs surprising fan reaction Obama budget would cut NASA moon plan Saints prepared go all out in pursuit of Manning Stars remake "We Are The World" for Haiti victims Branding ban on cigarette packs? Obama ends Moon mission Haitian mother says she was duped. Haitians buried in mass graves TOP NEWS Shadowed by deficits, Obama pitches economic plan February 02, 2010 06:05 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gloomy budget forecasts will shadow President Barack Obama as he takes his economic message on the road on Tuesday, seeking to reassure Americans he has a plan to tackle high unemployment and surging debt levels. Full Article WORLD NEWS Afghan leader seeks Saudi help on peace talks February 02, 2010 02:50 AM ET KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai, hoping to launch a peace initiative this year, left for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to seek help from its king to reach out to the Taliban. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS World stocks rebound, Aussie hit by RBA February 02, 2010 04:58 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks bounced back on Tuesday after hitting three-month lows a day earlier, but gains were limited ahead of key economic data and rate decisions from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England this week. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Leaked "Lost" episode spurs surprising fan reaction February 01, 2010 09:59 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The first hour of the final season of ABC's "Lost" has leaked online, and the reaction is not what industry insiders expected. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Obama budget would cut NASA moon plan February 01, 2010 10:05 PM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is no longer shooting for the moon, with a budget plan that aborts a symbolic but expensive lunar program and spends $6 billion over five years to turn over space transportation to commercial companies. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Saints prepared go all out in pursuit of Manning February 01, 2010 11:52 PM ET DAVIE, Florida (Reuters) - When New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams urged his players to give Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning some 'remember me' shots in Sunday's Super Bowl he must have expected a response. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Stars remake "We Are The World" for Haiti victims February 02, 2010 05:10 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Star-struck singers, rappers and actors, including Barbra Streisand, Kanye West and Miley Cyrus, checked their egos at the door on Monday to record a new version of "We Are The World" for Haiti earthquake victims, 25 years after the song raised awareness of the famine in Africa. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Branding ban on cigarette packs? February 01, 2010 03:52 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - The UK government launched plans on Monday to halve the number of smokers by the end of the decade and said it would consider removing branding from cigarette packets and banning cigarette vending machines. 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