Did Jay Carney just undermine Obama on Keystone XL?

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White House press secretary Jay Carney said Thursday the process for approving the Keystone XL pipeline would remain in place, despite President Obama assuring governors in February that the decision would be made “in a couple months.”

Carney was asked about a letter sent to the White House by 11 Senate Democrats (including five up for re-election) urging the administration to approve the pipeline. The senators requested that Obama specifically outline a timeline for approving the pipeline.

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