After Keystone, Landrieu faces tougher re-election

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Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and the Keystone XL oil pipeline bill sponsor, turns from a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. The U.S. Senate has rejected a proposal to fast-track the approval of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A failed effort to push approval of the Keystone XL pipeline through Congress behind her, Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu now faces an even greater challenge to win a runoff election next month.

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‘Mamata will know Amit Shah when elections are due in WB’: BJP

November 19, 2014 0

New Delhi, Nov. 19 (ANI): Taking potshots at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her remark that she did not know Amit Shah, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo will know the latter when elections take place in her state.

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BJP hopes court’s order is followed in Rampal case

November 19, 2014 0

New Delhi, Nov. 19 (ANI): With the situation in Hisar, Haryana, remaining volatile due to supporters of self-styled godman Rampal continuing to clash with police, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said the law is equal for all, and hoped that orders of the court will be followed.

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Spanish Congress votes for recognising Palestinian state

November 19, 2014 0

Madrid, Nov 19 (IANS) The Spanish Congress voted by 319 votes with just two against and one abstention in favour of a proposal to “urge the government to recognise the state of Palestine as a subject of international law”.

No on Keystone pipeline _ but GOP vows replay

November 19, 2014 0
Climate advocates and representatives from the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota protest against Keystone XL pipeline at Senator Landrieus house in Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a combustible blend of oil and politics, the Democratic-controlled Senate rejected legislation Tuesday night to force completion of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Republicans vowed to resurrect the controversial issue soon after taking two-house control of Congress in January.

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Watchdog: Patent telework program invites abuse

November 19, 2014 0

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of federal patent workers are allowed to work from home with little supervision and face almost no discipline even if they lie about the hours they put in, an internal watchdog told Congress Tuesday as lawmakers examine a telework program acclaimed as a model for the government.