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Good Morning Robert, MON 22 Feb 2010    Obama has insurers in sight as he sets health plan Toyota memo raises stakes for chief's U.S. hearings Haiti death toll could reach 300,000: Preval Madeira floods kill 42, divers hunt for missing NATO Afghanistan airstrike kills 27 civilians North Korea seeks military talks with rival South U.S. pinpoints code writer behind Google attack: report More generations living under same roof EU to censure Israel after Dubai killing Canada lose U.S. ice hockey crunch, Bode gold "Shutter Island" captures box office Portugal floods kill at at least 42 Welcoming America's Cup in the U.S. Obama has insurers in sight as he sets health plan February 22, 2010 08:51 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will pitch his bid to revamp the U.S. healthcare system as a way to control big insurance company rate increases when he releases his healthcare plan on Monday, the White House said. Full Article Toyota memo raises stakes for chief's U.S. hearings February 22, 2010 09:16 AM ET TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A document claiming Toyota Motor Corp saved over $100 million by getting U.S. regulators to agree a cheap fix for unintended acceleration problems raised pressure on the company's president as he arrived in Washington to prepare for a grilling from congress. Full Article Haiti death toll could reach 300,000: Preval February 22, 2010 09:23 AM ET PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (Reuters) - The death toll from last month's devastating earthquake in Haiti could jump to 300,000 people, including the bodies buried under collapsed buildings in the capital, Haitian President Rene Preval said on Sunday. Full Article Madeira floods kill 42, divers hunt for missing February 22, 2010 09:16 AM ET FUNCHAL, Portugal (Reuters) - Portuguese rescuers used excavators and their bare hands on Sunday to sift through mud and debris for victims of violent floods and mudslides that killed at least 42 people on the resort island of Madeira. Full Article NATO Afghanistan airstrike kills 27 civilians February 22, 2010 07:35 AM ET MARJAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A NATO airstrike in Afghanistan mistakenly killed 27 civilians, the government said on Monday, hurting a campaign to win over the local population and defeat Taliban insurgents. Full Article North Korea seeks military talks with rival South February 21, 2010 09:33 PM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has proposed holding military talks with the South next week after it raised tension on the troubled peninsula last week by warning it would hold live-fire drills near the border with its rival. Full Article U.S. pinpoints code writer behind Google attack: report February 22, 2010 08:52 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. government analysts believe a Chinese man with government links wrote the key part of a spyware programme used in hacker attacks on Google last year, the Financial Times reported on Monday. Full Article More generations living under same roof February 22, 2010 09:38 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - More generations are living under the same roof and the trend will deepen as families grappling with near double-digit unemployment share expenses, a study showed on Monday. Full Article EU to censure Israel after Dubai killing February 22, 2010 08:11 AM ET BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers will condemn assassinations and the use of forged passports on Monday to censure Israel after the killing of a Palestinian militant in Dubai. Full Article Canada lose U.S. ice hockey crunch, Bode gold February 22, 2010 09:23 AM ET VANCOUVER (Reuters) - It was indeed "Miller Time" -- as the beer slogan goes -- for the U.S. Olympic team Sunday after skier Bode Miller snatched his first Olympic gold medal and ice hockey goalkeeper Ryan Miller stopped Canada in a heartbreaking loss for the hockey-crazed host nation. Full Article

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