It begins: Pro-Keystone XL Democrat distances himself from Obama

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Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, criticized President Obama’s State of the Union address for not mentioning the Keystone XL pipeline Tuesday.

Begich, who voted for the Keystone XL pipeline and is up for re-election in 2014, said Obama “missed his chance to talk about national energy security in any meaningful way.”

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