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House Passes Keystone Bill For the Seventh Time, With the Same Result Likely

For the seventh time in two years, the House passed legislation on Wednesday approving the Keystone XL pipeline, a 1,700-mile project to carry heavy oil from Canadian tar sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast. And for the seventh straight time, the bill—approved on a 241-175 vote—is likely to have little substantive effect. Politics News [...]

House to Vote for Seventh Time on Keystone Project, With Same Result Likely

For the seventh time in two years, the House passed legislation on Thursday approving the Keystone XL pipeline, a 1,700-mile project to carry heavy oil from Canadian tar sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast. And for the seventh straight time, the bill—approved on a 241-175 vote—is likely to have little substantive effect. Politics News [...]

Filibuster fireworks likely for July

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Obama likely to face first media question on IRS scandal

President Barack Obama on Monday will likely face his first public question on the widening scandal over IRS targeting of conservative political groups. Obama will hold what the White House is billing as a joint press conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron at 11:15 a.m. The question-and-answer session will be Obama’s first since the [...]

Syria “likely” to have used chemical weapons, says UK

By Andrew Roche LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Thursday it was "very likely" the Syrian government had used chemical weapons, and Turkey announced it was stepping up testing of people fleeing the Syrian civil war for traces. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressed gratitude to Russia for its willingness to try to arrange [...]

Immigration Legislation Likely to Move Right

Roll Call: “Conservatives exiting a private meeting with Sen. Marco Rubio to discuss immigration reform predicted that legislation pending before Congress would move significantly to the right as it proceeds toward President Barack Obama’s desk.” Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post