Morning Digest: Obama to unveil plan to withdraw troops from Afghanistan

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	06/22/2011
Good Morning Bit LATEST NEWS Obama to unveil plan to withdraw troops from Afghanistan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was set to unveil on Wednesday his plan to start bringing U.S. troops home from Afghanistan, a first step toward ending a decade-long war that is increasingly unpopular in the United States. | Full Article China says rebels "dialogue partner" as Misrata hit June 22, 2011 05:58 AM ET MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday that the Libyan rebel council had become an "important dialogue partner" -- a shift that could complicate Muammar Gaddafi's efforts to hold on to power. | Full Article Stock index futures dip June 22, 2011 05:34 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.2 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.2 percent at 0900 GMT (5 a.m. ET). | Full Article Yahoo, Alibaba, Softbank say making progress on Alipay June 22, 2011 06:00 AM ET SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc, China's Alibaba Group and Japan's Softbank Corp said on Wednesday they have made "substantive and encouraging progress" toward an agreement over the ownership of the Chinese company's Alipay e-payment unit. | Full Article Ocean life on the brink of mass extinctions: study June 21, 2011 01:41 PM ET OSLO (Reuters) - Life in the oceans is at imminent risk of the worst spate of extinctions in millions of years due to threats such as climate change and over-fishing, a study showed on Tuesday. | Full Article Serena shows raw emotion, Federer fires up June 21, 2011 09:40 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Wimbledon has come to expect fighting instincts and effortless power from Serena Williams but the raw tears she shed after beating Aravane Rezai on Tuesday betrayed just how much torment she has suffered since holding the trophy aloft last year. | Full Article Roger Ebert defends Tweet about "Jackass" star June 21, 2011 06:24 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Film critic Roger Ebert on Tuesday defended an admonition against drunk driving he posted on Twitter in response to the death of "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn, who was photographed drinking before his car crash. | Full Article Boeing rights a wrong: the flight attendant button June 21, 2011 11:48 AM ET LE BOURGET, France (Reuters) - In the long history of bad industrial design, the flight attendant call button on commercial airlines takes a prominent place. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO Children welcome U.S. First Lady in South African township Berlusconi pledges to finish term Geithner confident on debt issue 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