Keystone Pipeline Bill Set for Introduction in US Senate

The head of the Senate energy committee plans to introduce a bill next week to force approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, though the full chamber faces a battle in obtaining needed votes to overcome any veto by President Barack Obama. Keystone supporters say they picked up votes for TransCanada Corp.'s $8 billion project in November's midterm elections, including Republicans Shelley Moore Capito from West Virginia and Joni Ernst from Iowa. That means this year's bill...

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