Senate effort to approve Keystone XL falls one vote short

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Bill just fails to secure the 60 votes it needed to pass, but second Senate push could be made in the New Year

The US Senate voted by 59 votes to 41 to approve the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline yesterday, falling just short of the 60 vote majority needed to pass the bill. The bill, which was pushed...

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