Obama sidesteps tar sands controversy

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Environmental groups disappointed as president ignores calls for a moratorium on Canadian tar sand developments

President Obama disappointed environmental groups by skirting around the issue of whether controversial tar sands projects should be allowed to continue during his first visit to Canada last week...

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