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...fuel to hundreds of thousands of yanquis during the past four winters, when the price was often skyrocketing. On Monday, however, with world oil prices plunging, the Venezuelan President decided to suspend his large-scale, multistate U.S. program in order to tend to financial concerns at home. Then on Wednesday, at the urging of U.S. politicians whose constituents had come to rely on the oil, Chávez reversed himself and said the heating oil would keep flowing this winter...
...selection was used as an excuse to invalidate the appointment, to Senate majority leader Harry Reid, who ordered Burris to be turned away from the building, have sworn to fight the selection. Still, standing in the rain outside the Capitol, Burris, who is scheduled to meet with Reid on Wednesday, vowed to battle on. "I will now be consulting my attorneys on how to move forward," he said. His attorneys then said they are considering filing suit in District Court to have Burris seated. (See pictures from the historic Election...
...Within Russia, where Orthodox Christmas is celebrated Wednesday, the stakes for succession are high. Alexy, who rose to power in 1990, led his church through the convulsive but ultimately fruitful transition to the post-Soviet era. Religious freedom blossomed. The church, which counts some 110 million faithful (though far fewer attend church regularly), grew in importance after decades of suppression under Communism...
...That’s good to build on, especially with the Ivy League two games away.’The Crimson’s Ivy opener is Jan. 10 at Dartmouth and it has one more tune-up before then, as it travels to local rival Boston College on Wednesday. —Staff writer Ted Kirby can be reached at tjkirby@fas.harvard.edu...
...That’s good to build on, especially with the Ivy League two games away.’The Crimson’s Ivy opener is Jan. 10 at Dartmouth, and it has one more tune-up before then as it travels to local rival Boston College on Wednesday...