Morning Digest: Budget deal elusive as negotiators scramble

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	04/8/2011
Good Morning Bit LATEST NEWS Budget deal elusive as negotiators scramble WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facing a midnight deadline, the White House and Congress were working furiously on Friday to break a U.S. budget deadlock and avoid a government shutdown, after President Barack Obama and congressional leaders failed to reach a deal in late-night talks. | Full Article U.S. general sees no military outcome in Libya April 08, 2011 04:51 AM ET AJDABIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels said five of their fighters were killed when NATO planes mistakenly bombed a rebel tank column and a top U.S. general said they were unlikely to be able to oust Muammar Gaddafi by force. | Full Article Wall Street futures signal higher opening April 08, 2011 04:36 AM ET (Reuters) Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 up 0.3-0.4 percent. | Full Article Time Warner Cable, Viacom sue each other over iPad TV April 07, 2011 05:21 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable and Viacom Inc on Thursday countersued each other in an escalating battle over whether cable companies have the right to distribute TV shows to devices like Apple Inc's iPad tablet. | Full Article Soyuz docks 50 years after Gagarin's voyage April 07, 2011 04:29 AM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Soyuz craft adorned with a portrait of the first man in space docked with the International Space Station Thursday, days before the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's pioneering flight. | Full Article Bulls trample Celtics in home race April 08, 2011 02:21 AM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Bulls beat the Boston Celtics 97-81 on Thursday to open a four-game lead at the top of the Eastern Conference and move to within one victory of clinching home-court advantage throughout the NBA playoffs. | Full Article Lawyers want grim Jackson autopsy photos excluded from trial April 07, 2011 08:00 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Gruesome photos of Michael Jackson's autopsy should not be shown to the jury in the involuntary manslaughter trial of the pop singer's doctor, defense attorneys argued in court papers released on Thursday. | Full Article Electronic stores in two states offer free guns April 07, 2011 10:56 AM ET SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A chain of electronic stores in parts of the states of Idaho and Montana are offering free guns to first-time subscribers of satellite TV services. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO Scenes from Ivory Coast High fashion for compassion Oil tops $110 in New York A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. 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