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President Obama confirms he’ll veto Keystone XL bill

An attempt to force U.S. President Barack Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline is being rebuffed, with the White House confirming that the president will veto a pro-Keystone bill, the first legislation of its kind passed by Congress. « I would anticipate that, as we’ve been saying for years, the president would veto that legislation, » Obama spokesman Josh Earnest told a press briefing. « And he will. » It may be a milestone in a long debate