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January 19, 2012

Keystone Decision Hands the GOP a Gift

Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post


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President Obama’s decision to block the Keystone XL pipeline puts in perspective the misstep by House Republicans at the close of the year. It’s hard to even remember the rotten reviews House Republicans got for initially refusing and then agreeing to the Senate’s two-month payroll tax cut extension. . .

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