Morning Digest: Obama, Republicans in tax face-off at White House

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Good Morning Bit, TUE 30 Nov 2010    Obama, Republicans in tax face-off at White House Now North Korea boasts advances in nuclear program Wall Street set for lower open Google nears deal to buy Groupon: report Worst case study: global temp up 7.2F degrees by 2060s Westbrook cuts loose as 49ers pound Cards James Franco, Anne Hathaway to co-host Oscars Electrician stuns art world with trove of Picassos WikiLeaks investigation underway Mixed global reaction to WikiLeaks Tensions high after Ivory Coast vote TOP NEWS Obama, Republicans in tax face-off at White House November 30, 2010 04:35 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama faces off with Republican congressional leaders over taxes on Tuesday in a test-of-wills that could foreshadow how the White House works with the opposition party in the coming two years. Full Article WORLD NEWS Now North Korea boasts advances in nuclear program November 30, 2010 05:28 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - Secretive North Korea boasted advances in its nuclear program on Tuesday, making sure it held the world's attention, saying it had thousands of working centrifuges, as pressure built on China to rein in its ally. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street set for lower open November 30, 2010 05:32 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. shares were set for a lower open on Tuesday, as euro zone debt worries persisted, and ahead of key data that will indicate the strength of the recovery in the world's biggest economy. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Google nears deal to buy Groupon: report November 30, 2010 02:03 AM ET BANGALORE (Reuters) - Google Inc is inching toward buying e-commerce coupon website Groupon Inc for as much as $6 billion, the New York Times said on Tuesday. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Worst case study: global temp up 7.2F degrees by 2060s November 29, 2010 02:25 PM ET CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - World temperatures could soar by 4 degrees Celsius (7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) by the 2060s in the worst case of global climate change and require an annual investment of $270 billion just to contain rising sea levels, studies suggested on Sunday. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Westbrook cuts loose as 49ers pound Cards November 30, 2010 02:04 AM ET ARIZONA (Reuters) - The San Francisco 49ers kept pace in the NFC West title race and dealt a blow to division rival Arizona's playoff hopes with a 27-6 victory over the Cardinals on Monday. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS James Franco, Anne Hathaway to co-host Oscars November 29, 2010 08:45 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway have been named co-hosts of the film industry's upcoming Academy Awards, Oscar organizers said on Monday. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Electrician stuns art world with trove of Picassos November 29, 2010 02:42 PM ET PARIS (Reuters) - Pablo Picasso was both hugely prolific and famously generous with his work, but was he enough of a free spirit to give hundreds of his early works -- an invaluable collection -- to his electrician? 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