Morning Digest: Disgruntled voters take down veteran senator

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Good Morning Bit, WED 19 May 2010    Disgruntled voters take down veteran senator Riots erupt after Thai protest leaders surrender Futures point to weak Wall St on regulation worries Twitter expects hundreds of advertisers Six men get ready for 520-day simulated Mars trip Doctor charged with giving HGH to NFL players From brutal to beloved, Simon Cowell heads to "Idol" farewell Guitarist falls ill after taking Viagra Pet tattoos in Peru Business Update: Trading changes New fears of Gulf spill spreading TOP NEWS Disgruntled voters take down veteran senator May 19, 2010 01:38 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Disenchanted voters in both parties turned against the establishment on Tuesday, choosing a conservative "Tea Party" newcomer over a handpicked Republican favorite and dumping veteran Democratic Senator Arlen Specter ahead of November's midterm elections. Full Article WORLD NEWS Riots erupt after Thai protest leaders surrender May 19, 2010 05:47 AM ET BANGKOK (Reuters) - Rioting and fires swept Bangkok on Wednesday after troops stormed a protest encampment, forcing protest leaders to surrender, but sparking clashes that killed at least four people and triggered unrest in northern Thailand. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Futures point to weak Wall St on regulation worries May 19, 2010 05:25 AM ET (Reuters) - Stocks were set to open lower on Wednesday, adding to the previous sessions losses and mirroring weakness in Europe as worries over tighter financial regulation put pressure on equities. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Twitter expects hundreds of advertisers May 19, 2010 03:50 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter, the rapidly expanding microblogging service, plans to have hundreds of advertisers using its new ad system in the fourth quarter as the company ramps up plans to become a self-sustaining, profitable business. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Six men get ready for 520-day simulated Mars trip May 18, 2010 02:21 PM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - Six men from Russia, Europe and China are preparing to spend 520 days together in a sealed-off warren to take a simulated trip to Mars to test how long isolation would affect humans. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Doctor charged with giving HGH to NFL players May 18, 2010 07:15 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Canadian sports doctor was charged on Tuesday with unlawfully treating three National Football League players with unapproved drugs, including human growth hormone (HGH), U.S. authorities said. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS From brutal to beloved, Simon Cowell heads to "Idol" farewell May 19, 2010 02:08 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - He began as "Mr. Nasty," morphed into one of the most beloved (and richest) stars of U.S. pop culture, and ushered in a brutal style of reality TV. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Guitarist falls ill after taking Viagra May 17, 2010 01:07 PM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - Tokio Hotel guitarist Tom Kaulitz told a German newspaper on Friday he fell ill after taking too many Viagra tablets and could not see straight for days. 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