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Why Obama will okay the Keystone pipeline

Financial Post -- Senator Lindsey Graham is batting for Canada and for the Keystone XL pipeline.

“I have been to the oil sands,” the Republican from South Carolina, a big producer of Earthmover tires used in Alberta’s oil sands trucks, said in an interview this week.

Three refineries in his district are eagerly awaiting Canada’s secure oil so they can reduce reliance on imports from abroad.

Jason Kowalski is convinced President Barack Obama will stand by the environmental movement that helped re-elect him and reject Canada’s “dirty oil.”

This is Obama’s first big chance to show us that he is really serious. The president gets ready to take a stand on whether to give a permit to the pipeline between Alberta and the U.S. Gulf — after twice rejecting it and causing Canada’s mad scramble to find new market

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Submitted Feb 10, 2013 By: Nicoalbum

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 14, 2013 12:02:11 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse rjh: b/c it benefits a few super rich?
rjhenn Champion Author Des Moines Posts:22,459 Points:2,231,875 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Feb 11, 2013 4:59:54 PM Ignore rjhenn Report Abuse Since the northern portion of Keystone XL won't benefit the US, why approve it?
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Bigwaynef Champion Author South Carolina Posts:11,495 Points:2,083,685 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Feb 11, 2013 12:30:25 AM Ignore Bigwaynef Report Abuse I know Oh-Bama ain't got much sence, but he best listen to Graham!
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