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February 28, 2012

Why Keystone Would Have Raised Pump Prices

John Schoen, MSNBC


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Rising gasoline prices have helped proponents of a controversial pipeline proposal press their case that the project would help ease supply bottlenecks and lower prices for consumers.They’re half right. . .

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