Morning Digest: Democrats hang on to leads in California

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Good Morning Bit, WED 06 Oct 2010    Democrats hang on to leads in California Gunmen attack NATO supply trucks in Pakistan Stock futures point to higher open on Wall Street Special report: The Pentagon's new cyber warriors American, 2 Japanese share 2010 chemistry Nobel LeBron makes winning debut as Heat dump Pistons Spider-Man gets his new gal in Emma Stone Anthem crooners told not to do it their way Orphans of Mexico's Drug Wars Late payments on the rise Gaga nears 1 billion views TOP NEWS Democrats hang on to leads in California October 06, 2010 01:42 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic candidates hold a narrow advantage in the run-up to November's congressional elections in California where big-spending Republican Meg Whitman is struggling in the race for governor, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Tuesday. Full Article WORLD NEWS Gunmen attack NATO supply trucks in Pakistan October 06, 2010 05:25 AM ET QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Gunmen in Pakistan set fire to 20 trucks carrying supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan on Wednesday, police said, the latest in a series of assaults on the logistical backbone of the war in Afghanistan. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock futures point to higher open on Wall Street October 06, 2010 04:01 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.3 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.2 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.1 percent at 0747 GMT (3:47 a.m. EDT). Full Article INTERNET NEWS Special report: The Pentagon's new cyber warriors October 05, 2010 11:44 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Guarding water wells and granaries from enemy raids is as old as war itself. In the Middle Ages, vital resources were hoarded behind castle walls, protected by moats, drawbridges and knights with double-edged swords. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS American, 2 Japanese share 2010 chemistry Nobel October 06, 2010 05:57 AM ET STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - An American and two Japanese scientists won the 2010 Nobel Prize for chemistry for developing a tool that could allow chemicals as complex as those found in nature to be created, the prize committee said on Wednesday. Full Article SPORTS NEWS LeBron makes winning debut as Heat dump Pistons October 06, 2010 12:24 AM ET MIAMI (Reuters) - After all the hype, LeBron James and the new-look Miami Heat finally got on a basketball court, starting their pre-season schedule with a comfortable win on Tuesday and no shortage of fanfare. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Spider-Man gets his new gal in Emma Stone October 05, 2010 08:41 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The sticky web of comic book crime fighter Spider-Man has caught a new gal for a new movie. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Anthem crooners told not to do it their way October 05, 2010 12:55 PM ET MANILA (Reuters) - In the Philippines, a land of passionate singers, taking on the national anthem is about to get a little more daunting -- get it wrong and you could land in jail for a couple of years and be fined more than $2,000. 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