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What Will A Republican Senate Mean To Tax Reform?
2014-11-20 16:18:00| Beef
Senate committees are likely to investigate IRS abuses with fervor, and there may well be tax reform of some sort, in an effort to boost business and to create more jobs. read more
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Keystone XL pipeline bill dies in Senate
2014-11-20 00:07:02| Energy - Topix.net
A bill to force approval of the Keystone XL pipeline failed in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, sparing President Barack Obama from an expected veto of legislation that several fellow Democrats supported. The measure fell just short of the 60 votes needed for passage, despite frantic last-minute lobbying by supporters, especially Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, who faces a runoff election on Dec. 6. She has staked her hopes of winning a fourth Senate term on the Keystone gambit.
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U.S. Senate votes no on Keystone oil project
2014-11-19 11:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Calgary Herald: After a vigorous six-hour debate, the U.S. Senate failed, by one vote, to pass a bill authorizing the immediate construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. The negative vote - just shy of the required 60 - comes five days after the House of Representatives voted to approve the pipeline. Final authorization now rests solely with U.S President Barack Obama, who has said he will make his decision following the resolution of a court case in Nevada. The $8-billion pipeline has been under...
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Senate Rejects Greenlighting Keystone Pipeline
2014-11-19 04:53:16| ENR.com: Headline News
Supporters of the project vow to bring the bill up again during the next Congress.
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Louisiana Senate Seat Is Real Reward in Keystone Pipeline Vote
2014-11-19 02:07:17| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: As Senators began debating the fate of the Keystone XL pipeline ahead of a Tuesday night vote on the project, it became clear that Republicans and Democrats viewed the Louisiana Senate seat, rather than the oil pipeline, as the real prize in the fight. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, Democrat of Louisiana, faces a runoff for re-election Dec. 6 against Representative Bill Cassidy, a Republican. Both have brought up bills aimed at approving the pipeline in hopes of winning new votes in their state, whose...
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