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March 5, 2013

On Keystone Pipeline, Consider Canada

Norquist & Gleason, Reuters

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The Oscar for Best Picture last month went to Argo, the Ben Affleck movie about the Canadian government’s help in spiriting U.S. diplomats out of Iran during the hostage crisis – which underscores the United States’ historic relationship with its closest ally, Canada. Back in the real world, however, the Obama administration is on the verge of severely damaging this strategic partnership with its poor handling of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.

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TAGGED: Stephen Harper, Keystone XL pipeline, Keystone pipeline, Barack Obama, United States, Canada

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