Crimea's parliament rejected an appeal from the region's President, Yuri Meshkov, for power to rule by decree, AP reports from Simferopol. Mr Meshkov said he needed special, emergency powers to push through economic reforms. He stormed out of the session after his appeal was rejected.
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