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2012年11月7日星期三

Morning Digest: For Barack Obama, a second chance

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11/7/2012

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

For Barack Obama, a second chance

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama swept into the White House four years ago as an agent of change. The nation's first black president won re-election on Tuesday as a steady-as-she-goes defender of a new status quo..

Syrian rebels fire at, miss Assad's palace

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels fired mortars at President Bashar al-Assad's palace in Damascus on Wednesday but missed, in an attack underlining the growing boldness of forces fighting to end his family's 42 years in power..

Emboldened Obama seeks to overcome stubborn challenges

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Emboldened by a resounding election victory, President Barack Obama immediately pledged to reach across America's political divide and seek deals on stubborn issues that dogged his first term..

Rihanna unveils Chris Brown duet "Nobodies Business"

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B star Rihanna unveiled a duet entitled "Nobodies Business" with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown on Tuesday, three years after Brown was charged with assaulting her..

McIlroy defends Shenzhen no-show, admits criticism fair

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - World number one Rory McIlroy has defended his decision to skip last week's WGC-HSBC Champions tournament in China to watch his girlfriend play tennis but admits that the criticism of his no-show was fair..

Move over, Obama; Twitter had a big night too

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called it - in less than 140 characters..

Mars rover still sniffing for elusive methane

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov 2 - Initial analysis of the atmosphere of Mars from NASA's rover Curiosity has shown no sign of methane, a gas detected previously by remote sensors, researchers said on Friday..