The Keystone Steele City pumping station, into which the planned Keystone XL pipeline is to connect to, is seen in Steele City, Neb., on Nov. 3, 2015. In the end President Barack Obama hardly had a choice. Opposition from the Democratic base had grown so intense that Obama would have faced enormous political blowback had he approved the Keystone XL oil pipeline. On the other side, GOP sentiment was at a fever pitch too, transforming an infrastructure project not likely to have significant lasting impacts on jobs or the environment into a powerful, and highly partisan, political symbol. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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