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that we will support the landowners and what they want to do and what they think is best for their property. I think you'll see some landowners driving really slow on their county roads to block the (pipeline) trucks."
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Obama to be interviewed during Super Bowl pregame show by Fox News' Bill O'Reilly
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is getting some time in front of the cameras before sitting down to watch the Super Bowl.
• He's doing a live interview from the White House with Bill O'Reilly about two hours before kickoff, during the Fox pregame show.
• The interview comes less than a week after Obama's State of the Union address, in which he pledged to act to help the middle class if Congress won't.
• Obama declined during a recent CNN interview to choose between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks in the title game, saying he didn't want to offend either city.
• The White House wouldn't say whether anyone besides family is joining Obama to watch the game.
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Kerry: Ukraine should be free to align with Europe if it wants, not feel coerced by Russia
• MUNICH (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday that Ukraine, confronting a political crisis and massive anti-government protests, should be free to align with Europe if it wants and not feel coerced by more powerful neighbors such as Russia.
• "Nowhere is the fight for a democratic, European future more important today than in Ukraine," Kerry said at a security conference in Munich. "While there are unsavory elements in the streets in any chaotic situation, the vast majority of Ukrainians want to live freely in a safe, prosperous country."
• In a meeting later with opposition leaders, Kerry affirmed U.S. support for "the democratic, European aspirations" of Ukrainians and the leaders' efforts "to speak out to defend democracy and choice," according to the State Department. He urged the opposition to keep up talks with the government.
• The department said Kerry also told Ukraine's foreign minister, Leonid Kozhara, to release political prisoners, address the deteriorating human rights situation, safeguard democratic principles and form a "technical government" that can address the (Continued on page 34)
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