Hillary Clinton breaks silence on Keystone XL pipeline: 'I oppose it'

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Presidential candidate says the controversial project is a 'distraction' and not in the best interests of 'what we need to do to combat climate change'

Hillary Clinton completed the biggest environmental conversion of her presidential campaign to date on Tuesday, pronouncing herself opposed to the controversial Keystone XL pipeline as a "distraction"...

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