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	Click to View in Browser 02/25/2014 Obama to announce $140 million to support job hubs in Chicago, Detroit WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama planned to announce on Tuesday that two new manufacturing institutes aimed at creating quality jobs would be located in Chicago and Detroit and be supported by $140 million in federal funds, the White House said in a statement. Budget cuts to slash U.S. Army to smallest since before World War Two WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday it would shrink the U.S. Army to pre-World War Two levels, eliminate the popular A-10 aircraft and reduce military benefits in order to meet 2015 spending caps, setting up an election-year fight with the Congress over national defense priorities. Michigan gay marriage ban focus of a federal trial DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan's ban on gay marriage goes on trial Tuesday in a federal court challenge brought by a same-sex couple from suburban Detroit who were barred from marrying or from adopting each other's children. Teen's killer presses appeals as Missouri prepares his execution KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Missouri officials on Tuesday were fending off a flurry of late appeals from convicted killer Michael Taylor as they prepared for his execution by lethal injection shortly after midnight. GM calls electronic glitch in pickups 'inconsequential' DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co, the biggest U.S. automaker, wants to avoid the recall of more than 200,000 of its new full-size Chevrolet and GMC pickup trucks, asking U.S. safety regulators to declare an electronic glitch as "inconsequential" to safety. State lawyers don't have to defend gay marriage bans: Holder (Reuters) - The United States' top law enforcement official has launched into the divisive gay marriage debate by telling a newspaper his state counterparts do not have to defend laws and bans in court that they think are discriminatory. George W. Bush's brushwork to take spotlight at April exhibit WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George W. Bush, U.S. president turned painter, will have his artwork featured in an exhibit for the first time in April. Plan for ballpark near historic Virginia slave market site advances RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - A controversial plan to build a minor league baseball stadium near the historic site of a slave marketplace and burial ground in Virginia's capital cleared another hurdle on Monday night as the Richmond City Council gave the project tentative support. New York Knicks guard Felton arrested over gun not registered to him (Reuters) - New York Knicks guard Raymond Felton turned himself in early Tuesday to be arrested on weapons charges for possessing a gun that was not registered to him in New York City, a police spokesman said. Parents of dead teen vow to fight Florida's self-defense law JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - The parents of Jordan Davis, a Florida teenager who was killed by a middle-aged man in a gas station dispute over loud rap music, plan to campaign to reform the state's self-defense law that they blame for their son's death. Related Video Breakingviews: Italy's Renzi - big dreams, small mandate Polio-like illness seen in up to 25 California children Great Debate Democrats must give Obama trade promotion authority The Grand Compromise That Wasn't 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