By STEVE QUINN JUNEAU, Alaska - Both houses of the Alaska Legislature on Friday approved a bill establishing a path for a multibillion dollar natural gas project designed to tap a huge heating fuel supply and transport it to the rest of the country.

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Outgoing Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski said Wednesday he plans to call a third legislative session to try to win approval for a more than $20 billion natural gas pipeline deal that would pump badly needed fuel to the U.S. Midwest.