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Keystone XL pipeline: Obama rejects controversial project
Republicans set up election-year showdown by blasting Obama for decision, saying thousands of jobs have been lostBarack Obama rejected the controversial Keystone tar sands pipeline on Wednesday, making good on a promise not to give in to a Republican ultimatum on the project. The announcement from the state department – which was expected – was hailed by environmentalists as a victory.
published date:Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:15:00 GMT