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Breaking News Russia stops all gas supply to Europe via Ukraine
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RUSSIA STOPS ALL GAS SUPPLY TO EUROPE VIA UKRAINE
Russia has shut off all its gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine _ the latest move in a pricing dispute that has reduced or halted fuel deliveries to a dozen countries during a winter cold snap. Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom, which had sharply limited supplies through Ukraine on Tuesday, has stopped all gas shipments through the country as of 7:44 a.m. (0544 GMT), said Valentyn Zemlyansky, spokesman for Ukraine's Naftogaz. About 80 percent of Russian gas to Europe is shipped via Ukraine. Other smaller pipelines run through Belarus and Turkey. "It was the Russian side's d... BREAKING NEWS
SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTSBurris determined to take his Senate seat today By Rob Carr (AP) Barack Obama's appointed successor declared Tuesday morning he's qualified to take a seat in the Senate and said he'll go to Capitol Hill Tuesday to do just that. "I'm presenting myself as the legally appointed senator from the state of Illinois. It is my hope and prayer that they recognize that the appointment is legal," Roland Burris said in a nationally broadcast interview just hours before the Senate convenes with the start of the 111th Congress. Burris dismissed the Senate Democratic leadership's position that he cannot be seated because he was appointed by a governor accused in a criminal complaint of trying to benefit financially from his authority to fill the seat that Obama vacated after winning the presidential election. "As I read the U.S. Constitution," he said on CBS's "The Early Show," it says the "governor shall fill a vacancy, and as a former attorney general of my state, I have no knowledge of where a secretary of state has veto power over a governor carrying out his constitutional duties." Burris also maintained that the announcement by Gov. Rod Blagojevich Monday of a date for an election for a successor to Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., proves the governor still has legal authority to carry out his duties. Emanuel will be Obama's White House chief of staff. "There's nothing wrong with Roland Burris and there's nothing wrong with the appointment," Burris said. Read More... |
President-elect Barack Obama's proposed stimulus package would provide businesses with billions of dollars in refunds on taxes they paid several years ago. The refunds are popular among business groups and could increase pressure on Republicans to support Obama's massive stimulus package, even though most of them are wary of government spending increases that could send its total cost to $800 billion or more. "This gives companies an infusion of cash just when they need it," Dorothy Coleman of the National Association of Manufacturers said of the proposed refunds. Obama's proposal to stimulate the economy includes tax cuts of up to $300 billion, including more than $100 billion for businesses. Read More... QVC will sell memorabilia at Obama inauguration By Gerald Herbert (AP) QVC is traveling to Washington to mark President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration this month _ and is bringing along plenty of coins, stamps, jewelry and even a small handbag to sell. The retail network has already sold more than 100,000 items related to Obama's election and sees the inauguration as an opportunity to reach far beyond the group of people regularly interested in political collectibles. Read More...
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