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	07/18/2011
Good afternoon John LATEST NEWS Women urged to strip to support Putin as president MOSCOW, Jul (Reuters) - An online campaign has been launched in Russia urging young women to support Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in a presidential vote by taking off their clothes, a lawmaker's site showed Sunday. | Full Article Band escapes as stage collapses July 18, 2011 11:55 AM ET OTTAWA (Reuters) - Veteran U.S. band Cheap Trick escaped unharmed when a storm blew down much of the stage on which they were performing at a major rock concert in the Canadian capital Ottawa late on Sunday. | Full Article Can Billy the Kid ever RIP? July 18, 2011 11:56 AM ET Santa Fe, New Mexico (Reuters) - Wild West gunslinger Billy the Kid was shot and killed in southern New Mexico 130 years ago, but state officials still can't seem to let him rest in peace. | Full Article Vow of "love forever" tested by letter delivered 53 years late July 15, 2011 12:18 PM ET PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - A love letter written to a Pennsylvania college student and proclaiming "love forever" was finally delivered -- 53 years late. | Full Article Brutus, the monster crocodile, thrills Australian tourists July 15, 2011 10:29 AM ET SYDNEY (Reuters) - In Australia's outback Northern Territory, tourists are warned to stay away from deadly crocodiles - but someone forgot to tell Brutus, a monster crocodile, to stay away from tourists. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Lawmakers work on debt Plan B as deadline looms July 18, 2011 12:33 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With five days to go before President Barack Obama's deadline for a debt ceiling deal and no agreement in sight, Republicans and Democrats on Monday were crafting a fallback plan to avert a default. | Full Article Obama picks bank critic Cordray for consumer job July 18, 2011 09:07 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Sunday chose former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the new agency charged with protecting U.S. consumers from abusive mortgage lending practices and hidden credit card fees. | Full Article Cameron defends actions as scandal fells police chief July 18, 2011 11:58 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - David Cameron defended his handling on Monday of a corruption scandal around Rupert Murdoch's media empire which has swept away Britain's top police chief and raised questions about the prime minister's own future. | Full Article Summers urges aggressive euro zone crisis response July 18, 2011 03:36 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House aide Lawrence Summers on Sunday urged Europe to take a more aggressive response to the debt crisis sweeping the region and suggested patience with its approach was running thin. | Full Article World economy to keep strong but risks abound: Reuters poll July 18, 2011 08:55 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - The world economy should expand steadily this year and next thanks mainly to prospering emerging powers, a Reuters poll showed, but fiscal troubles lurking in Europe and potentially the United States risk blowing this view apart. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Banks lead Wall St lower on U.S., Europe debt fears No consensus as Europe limps toward Greece summit Moody's suggests U.S. eliminate debt ceiling Analysis: Investors break their bonds to ratings agencies James Murdoch BSkyB role clouded, News Corp shares fall RELATED VIDEO Singing robot finds its voice Former IMF chief now a hotdog Meet the 10-year-old sake expert 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 Philips dims outlook after shock 1.3 billion euro loss Full Article General Dynamics buys cloud computing service firm Taiwan's HTC shares tumble after Apple ruling Mobile devices to lead consumer electronics growth: report New app connects art lovers to N.Y.'s Lincoln Center Misrata youth goes from Playstation to front line - 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