Obama masterfully playing slow-down game on Keystone

By Sean Higgins
Published August 27, 2013 4:00am ET
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Obama masterfully playing slow-down game on Keystone
Protestors against the Keystone Pipeline rally outside the State Department in Washington, Monday, Aug. 12. (AP/Susan Walsh) | Susan Walsh

Four years of mulling over the Keystone XL oil pipeline have apparently not been enough. In a little-noticed report Friday, President Obama indicated that he may again postpone any decision — this time until 2014.

It was the latest evidence that environmental groups are now winning the tug-of-war over the U.S.-Canada project. After months of reportedly being on the verge of approving it, Obama now appears to be pulling back.

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