Morning Digest: Tight race in Iowa kicks off 2012 campaign

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	01/3/2012
Good Morning Bit LATEST NEWS Tight race in Iowa kicks off 2012 campaign DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Iowa Republicans cast the first votes of the 2012 White House campaign on Tuesday, with Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul in a high-stakes battle to win the party's kick-off nominating contest. | Full Article Arab League says Syria monitors helping, activists January 03, 2012 03:52 AM ET BEIRUT (Reuters) - The head of the Arab League said its peace monitors were helping to ease a violent crackdown on anti-government protests in Syria but activists said the organization was being manipulated by President Bashar al-Assad's forces. | Full Article Economic data gives fragile boost to stocks, euro January 03, 2012 05:45 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Resilience in the manufacturing sector and a surprise drop in German unemployment lifted global stocks and the euro on Tuesday but positive sentiment is seen vulnerable to a daunting schedule of first quarter debt issuance in Europe. | Full Article Rupert Murdoch splashes opinions on Twitter January 03, 2012 01:17 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has rung in the New Year with a new Twitter account that includes praise for Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum and opinions on President Barack Obama's policies and the Steve Jobs biography. | Full Article NASA probes reach moon for gravity-mapping mission January 01, 2012 07:42 PM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Two robotic probes began orbiting the moon Sunday in preparation for an unprecedented mission to map the lunar interior. | Full Article Rupp takes Classic spotlight in Rangers win January 02, 2012 08:54 PM ET PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Once a novelty act, the Winter Classic proved it can stand on its own without exotic venues and marquee names as the New York Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in another memorable outdoor showcase for the NHL Monday. | Full Article Aretha Franklin joins list of stars getting engaged January 02, 2012 06:13 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Queen of Soul" singer Aretha Franklin has become the latest celebrity to announce an engagement over the holidays, joining a list including "Aerosmith" frontman Steven Tyler and basketball superstar LeBron James. | Full Article "Occupy" makes annual list of most overused words December 31, 2011 07:48 PM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - Occupy this: the trash bin. At least, so say students at Michigan's Lake Superior State University who released an annual list of words they deem so misused, overused and cliched they should be banished in the year ahead. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO Firefighters battle LA arson fires Down to the wire in Iowa Nigeria's Ghost Town 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