Burris expects to join Senate 'very shortly' (AP) [6 mins]
AP - Roland Burris said Wednesday he should be able to join the Senate "very shortly, " after talking to newly supportive Democratic leaders and working on lingering legal obstacles. Talking to reporters on the second day of a Washington power odyssey that would intimidate many, the 71-year-old Burris declared himself happy and said he was pleased with his meeting with Sens. Harry Reid and Dick Durbin. | Kremlin lays down terms as gas crisis engulfs Europe (AFP) [46 mins][Russian]
AFP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday laid down terms for a resumption of Russian gas shipments via Ukraine to Europe as tens of thousands of Europeans suffered heating cuts amid freezing weather. |