At the top of his list that includes tax breaks, visas for animal trainers and transportation to Disney theme parks, was a request for Congress to help his company's highest priority: HR2589, a bill to extend the soon-to-expire copyright on Mickey Mouse -- Disney's most precious asset.

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National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson said the agency made the request after recently becoming aware of battery problems at ANA that occurred before a Jan. 7 battery fire in a 787 parked at Boston's Logan International Airport.

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Gazprom said it was acting following a request from Botas, the Turkish state gas and oil transportation company.

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The Department of Transportation tried to decree that airlines create a "peanut-free buffer zone" for passengers who request it.

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