Obama hails another Keystone XL permit application

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The White House today praised the decision today announced by TransCanada to submit a new application for the Keystone XL pipeline, after President Obama rejected an effort to push project forward only a month ago.

In a statement emailed to reporters, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney blamed Republicans for the rejection by the State Department by, “not allowing sufficient time for important review or even the identification of a complete pipeline route.”

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