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US Senate fails to override Obama on Keystone

2015-03-05 03:16:06| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday failed to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill to construct the privately funded Canadian Keystone XL pipeline. The 62-37 vote is expected to be one of many veto showdowns between Republicans, who control Congress, and Obama in his final term.

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US Senate fails to override Obama on Keystone

2015-03-05 02:27:37| Energy - Topix.net

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February's top stories: Obama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline project; Europa Oil & Gas begins drilling

2015-03-02 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology

US President Barack Obama has vetoed a bill to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline project, and Europa Oil & Gas has started drilling at the Kiln Lane-1 exploration well in northeast Lincolnshire, the UK. Hydrocarbons Technology wraps up the key hea

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FCC adopts net-neutrality rule backed by Obama for Internet

2015-02-26 21:26:26| Wireless - Topix.net

U.S. regulators invoked broad powers to ensure that Web traffic for all users is treated equally, adopting net-neutrality rules that supporters say will preserve a wide-open Internet and that opponents vow to fight in court. The measure approved Thursday by the Federal Communications Commission prohibits companies such as AT&T and Comcast from blocking or slowing online traffic and from offering faster service in return for payment.

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