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AP - Barack Obama's appointed successor is heading to the Senate to be sworn in as a member of the 111th Congress, but it isn't clear whether he'll get to take the oath of office.

AP - Wall Street is paring some of its earlier gains following mixed readings on the economy.

Reuters - Russia sharply cut gas flows to Europe via Ukraine on Tuesday in a dramatic worsening of a pricing dispute with Kiev that threatened to disrupt supplies as far west as Italy and Germany.