Rejecting Keystone XL pipeline proposal, Obama blames House Republicans

New York Times: President Obama on Wednesday rejected, for now, the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, saying the $7 billion project could not be adequately reviewed within the 60-day deadline set by Congress. While the president’s action does not preclude later approval of the project, it sets up a baldly partisan fight over energy, jobs and regulation that will most likely persist through the November election. The president said his hand had been forced by Republicans in Congress, who inserted a provision in......

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