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In reply to the discussion: President Obama OBLITERATES Any Republican Hopes That Keystone XL Will Be Approved [View all]greatlaurel
(2,004 posts)"The Department of State did not issue a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline while Clinton served as secretary of State. Environmentalists suspected Clinton supported the project and was preparing to award it the administrations stamp of approval. But that didnt happen before Clinton left the administration and former U.S. Sen. John Kerry was tapped for secretary of State.
In fact, in 2012, Clinton's Department of State recommended President Barack Obama deny the Keystone KL pipeline after Congress set a 60-day deadline for the administration to review the project. However, that decision was rooted in the time constraints and not the merits of the pipeline plan itself.
"The president concurred with the departments recommendation, which was predicated on the fact that the Department does not have sufficient time to obtain the information necessary to assess whether the project, in its current state, is in the national interest," the State Department said in January 2012."
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http://uspolitics.about.com/od/CampaignsElections/a/Hillary-Clinton-On-The-Keystone-Xl-Pipeline.htm
Let us not fall for the divide and conquer right wing propaganda.