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Good Morning Bit, FRI 12 Mar 2010    Obama to tap Yellen for Fed vice chair: source Iraq results trickle out, Maliki rivals cry fraud Stock futures mixed ahead of retail sales data China warns Google as Internet row deal seen soon Glenn Close has genes mapped Magic blast past Bulls for seventh straight win O'Brien shakes off "Tonight Show," hits the road Nurses' union: Care does not include sex Business Update: The "Avatar" effect U.S. cites human rights abusers Obama pledges to boost US exports TOP NEWS Obama to tap Yellen for Fed vice chair: source March 12, 2010 01:41 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to nominate San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen, a respected policy dove, to be vice chairman of the central bank, a source familiar with the process said on Thursday. Full Article WORLD NEWS Iraq results trickle out, Maliki rivals cry fraud March 12, 2010 05:41 AM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki posted mixed results in initial returns Thursday from Iraq's parliamentary election, and a rival grouping complained of serious fraud. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock futures mixed ahead of retail sales data March 12, 2010 04:38 AM ET (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.4 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.01 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.01 percent. Full Article INTERNET NEWS China warns Google as Internet row deal seen soon March 12, 2010 04:58 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - China warned Google, the world's largest search engine, against flouting the country's laws on Friday, as expectations grow for a resolution to a public battle over censorship and cyber-security. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Glenn Close has genes mapped March 11, 2010 06:20 PM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - Archbishop Desmond Tutu has done it. So has genome pioneer Craig Venter. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Magic blast past Bulls for seventh straight win March 12, 2010 01:48 AM ET ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The Orlando Magic stormed to a season-high seventh consecutive win with a 111-82 rout of the Chicago Bulls on Thursday. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS O'Brien shakes off "Tonight Show," hits the road March 11, 2010 03:01 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien on Thursday unveiled plans to poke fun at being barred from television in a live comedy show that will tour U.S. and Canadian theaters starting next month. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Nurses' union: Care does not include sex March 11, 2010 04:43 PM ET AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A union representing Dutch nurses will launch a national campaign Friday against demands for sexual services by patients who claim it should be part of their standard care. 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