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Keystone Pipeline: Not So Dead

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President Obama revived the project a little on Wednesday:

President Barack Obama will use Thursday's visit to Oklahoma to announce that he's ordered federal agencies to get on the horse to approve the southern part of the Keystone XL pipeline, the White House announced.

Yesterday's talking point: The president was forced to cancel the pipeline by Republican attempts to force his hand.

Today's talking point: Cancellation? What cancellation?

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