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	06/30/2011
Good afternoon John LATEST NEWS Video catches Russian president in driving gaffe MOSCOW (Reuters) - Memo to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev: next time you plunge into a crowd, don't forget to park your car first. | Full Article "Ladyboy" pictures confuse election officials? June 29, 2011 01:58 PM ET BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's community of "ladyboys" complained on Wednesday they were being marginalized in next week's general election because their ID card pictures were too confusing for polling officials. | Full Article Golf courses out of bounds for sumo wrestlers June 29, 2011 02:00 PM ET TOKYO, June 29 (Reuters) - Japan's sumo giants have been banned from playing golf and to strictly obey traffic laws as the country's ancient sport gears up for its formal return from a damaging bout-fixing scandal. | Full Article Woman sprays police with breast milk June 28, 2011 10:55 AM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - A lactating U.S. woman was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after she sprayed sheriff's deputies with breast milk as they tried to remove her from a vehicle, police said on Monday. | Full Article Country bans night travel to end road carnage June 28, 2011 10:55 AM ET YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon has banned night-time public transport between cities after a spate of deadly accidents last year, many involving heavy drinking on the country's infamously poor roads. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Greece passes austerity bill after trouble-free vote June 30, 2011 11:39 AM ET ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek parliament passed a second austerity bill Thursday, opening the way for the EU and IMF to release a 12 billion euro ($17 billion) loan installment which Athens urgently needs to stave off bankruptcy. | Full Article U.S. caught China buying more debt than disclosed June 30, 2011 08:54 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - The rules of Treasury auctions may not sound like the stuff of high-stakes diplomacy. But a little-noticed 2009 change in how Washington sells its debt sheds new light on America's delicate balancing act with its biggest creditor, China. | Full Article Midwest factories roar, but labor market weak June 30, 2011 12:18 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Factory activity in the U.S. Midwest accelerated in June, fostering hopes for a pick-up in economic growth in the third quarter, despite signs of lingering weakness in the labor market. | Full Article Senate cancels break as budget battle heats up June 30, 2011 11:15 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats stepped up their attack in a tense budget battle with Republicans on Thursday as the Senate canceled its July 4 recess and a top lawmaker accused Republicans of deliberately sabotaging the economic recovery. | Full Article Investors stay cautious as H2 starts: Reuters poll June 30, 2011 09:10 AM ET LONDON (Reuters)- Investors have become a little more upbeat heading into the second half of the year, lifting stock allocations from 2011 lows but remaining cautious with plenty of safe-haven cash and bonds. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS S&P 500 rises 1 percent Visa, MasterCard "more investable" after new fee rules Effects of QE2 could lag by a year: Fed's Bullard All eyes on D.Boerse as latest exchange merger fails Lilly protects research budget as generics loom RELATED VIDEO Here's mud in yer eye! Four-legged chicken on death row Lofty routine by lamppost rapper 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 TECHNOLOGY NEWS Samsung asks U.S. to ban iPad, iPhone imports Full Article DealTalk: Private equity scours Hewlett-Packard for cracks Skype introduces video calling for Android phones News Corp sells Myspace, ending six-year saga Amazon protests California Web-sales tax plan LightSquared submits GPS report to FCC - 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