Democrat Muriel Bowser sworn in as D.C. mayor
Muriel Bowser was sworn in Friday as the seventh elected mayor of the District of Columbia, promising to bring new energy to city government and combat growing inequality in the prosperous...
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If Republicans push through Congress a measure approving the long-stalled Keystone XL pipeline, Democrats would have the votes to uphold a presidential veto, a top Senate Democrat said Sunday.
Republican leaders say that when lawmakers return to Congress this week, a bill approving Keystone, which has support of most Republicans and some Democrats, will be an early priority.
But Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, said that President Obama should reject a bill approving the pipeline. If he does, Schumer said, the pipelines supporters in Congress wont be able to get enough votes to override a veto.
Obama should reject the pipeline even if Congress approves amendments making it more palatable to opponents, such as a requirement that all the oil transported by the pipeline stay in the U.S., Schumer said.
You know our Republican colleagues are doing what they always do: They're appeasing a few special interests, in this case oil companies and pipeline companies, and not really doing whats good for the average middle class family in terms of creating jobs, he said on CBS "Face the Nation."
The 1,179-mile pipeline, intended to transport tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to refineries in the Gulf of Mexico, has become a symbolic issue for both sides: Environmentalists say it will worsen global warming, while backers say the project will provide jobs.
Obama has not said whether he would veto Keystone legislation. But his public statements about the proposed pipeline have become increasingly skeptical over the last year. He has noted that the project would have little positive economic impact the pipeline wont require many workers to operate once its built and has stressed the potential environmental problems.
Overriding a presidential veto requires a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress. Republicans have majorities in both the House and Senate, but their numbers fall considerably short of that mark.
Polls show that overall the public supports building the pipeline by nearly 2-1, but support has declined over the last year. The decline has been particularly sharp among Democrats, who are now evenly divided on the issue, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey.
Several Republican leaders, including new Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said on Sunday that passing the Keystone project will be a top priority, in part because the pipeline has some bipartisan support.
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Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has announced the formation of a new party about three weeks before a snap national election on January 25.
Papandreou, the son and grandson of prime ministers, unveiled the Movement of Democrat Socialists on Saturday in front of thousands of supporters.
He presented himself as a determined reformist against the old "corrupt" system that brought the protracted financial crisis to Greece.
Papandreou led the PASOK party, founded by his father in 1974, from 2004 to 2012 and as prime minister from 2009 to 2011, he bore the brunt of the crisis and the onus of signing a bailout deal, which, although it prevented Greece from defaulting, is detested by many because the economy shrank by over a quarter and unemployment soared to record levels.
Left-wing ahead
The Greek left-wing leader ahead in polls before upcoming elections said on Saturday his party's victory would start "necessary change" in Europe and stressed he would end austerity policies.
Alexis Tsipras, head of the Syriza party, said in a speech in Athens that "necessary change in Europe begins here, in Greece".
He named Spain, where the leftist Podemos party has led in polls ahead of elections later this year, and Ireland as countries that could follow.
Tsipras, whose party has led by between three and six points in the polls, said he wants to make Greece a "positive example of progressivism in Europe."
"With vigorous negotiations, we guarantee our country's truly equitable participation in the eurozone," he said. "We must finish with austerity."
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