Hopes for Keystone XL Vote Fade as Talks Fail

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By Associated PressMay 11, 2014, 1:20 pm69 ptsTrending
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bid by supporters of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline to force a vote on the controversial project fell apart Wednesday amid partisan bickering over how the vote should be conducted. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., used a parliamentary maneuver to block a bid by pipeline…

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