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	Click to View in Browser 01/20/2014 U.S. ex-DEA agent in unlikely new role with pot investment firm SEATTLE (Reuters) - In a decade with the Drug Enforcement Administration, Patrick Moen rose to supervise a team of agents busting methamphetamine and heroin rings in Oregon - before giving it all up to join the nascent legal marijuana industry in nearby Washington state. Analysis: Gambling revenue at heart of Detroit's dilemmas, new and old CHICAGO/DETROIT (Reuters) - For Detroit, the road in and out of U.S. bankruptcy court is paved with casino money. Most New Yorkers support Cuomo medical marijuana pilot plan: poll NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most New Yorkers support Governor Andrew Cuomo's plan to allow the use of medical marijuana in a pilot program in up to 20 hospitals, according to a poll released on Monday. Mother, two young daughters stabbed to death in NY apartment NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 21-year-old woman and her two young daughters were found stabbed to death on Sunday in their New York City apartment, authorities said. N.J. lieutenant governor denies linking Sandy funds to Hoboken development NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey's lieutenant governor on Monday denied a claim by the mayor of Hoboken that Governor Chris Christie's administration linked release of Superstorm Sandy relief funds to approval of a Hoboken development project. Obama: pot 'a vice' but no more dangerous than alcohol WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama believes smoking marijuana is a "bad habit" but thinks legal penalties now fall disproportionately on minorities and that states legalizing pot should go ahead with their plans, he said in a profile released on Sunday. New trial sought for South Carolina teen executed for 1944 murders CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Attorneys in South Carolina say they have fresh evidence that warrants a new trial in the case of a 14-year-old black teenager put to death nearly 70 years ago for the murders of two white girls. Key U.S. senator objects to part of Obama spy data plan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee objected on Sunday to President Barack Obama's proposal for the government to give up control of the storage of the telephone records of millions of Americans it holds as part of its counterterrorism efforts. Super Bowl turns spotlight on New Jersey EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - When New Jersey steps into the spotlight next month to host its first Super Bowl, it hopes to alter its international reputation beyond stereotypes from TV shows such as mob drama "The Sopranos" and the vapid 20-somethings of "Jersey Shore." Dennis Rodman checks into alcohol rehab center: agent (Reuters) - Retired basketball star Dennis Rodman has checked himself into an alcohol treatment program, his spokesman said Saturday, just days after returning to the United States from North Korea, where he ignited a furor over comments he made about an American citizen held prisoner there. Related Video Dolphin hunt in Japan's Taiji cove Suicide bomber kills 10 in Pakistan Great Debate On NSA, Obama still says 'trust me' Women: The changing face of U.S. poverty A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. 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