NOTE: warning, this was pulled off of Fox News. :)
Obama, Congress Begin New Year Locked in Keystone Pipeline Dispute
Published January 02, 2012
Associated Press
WASHINGTON – President Obama and Congress are starting the election year locked in a tussle over a proposed 1,700-mile oil pipeline from Canada to Texas that will force the White House to make a politically risky choice between two key Democratic constituencies.
Some unions say the Keystone XL pipeline would create thousands of jobs. Environmentalists fear it could lead to an oil spill disaster.