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Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline

After seven years of debate, U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday rejected construction of the controversial Keystone oil pipeline from drilling sites in Canada through the central region of the United States. Obama said at the White House that the 1,900-kilometer pipeline "would not serve the national interests of the United States." He said it would not make "a meaningful long-term contribution" to the U.S. economy with job creation, or lower already-low gas...

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