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Obama rejects new oil pipeline, blames Congress

Says ‘arbitrary’ deadline made OK impossible

By Dan Frosch and John M. Broder

 |  New York Times  

  January 19, 2012

President Obama yesterday 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 fight over energy, jobs and regulation that will likely persist through the November election

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