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Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia, and the Petrodollar

Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia, and the Petrodollar   Obama pulled out his veto pen 12 times during his presidency. Congress only overrode him once… In late 2016, Obama vetoed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA). The bill would allow 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia in US courts. With only months left in […]

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Scotland Threatens To Veto Brexit

Scotland Threatens To Veto Brexit Yesterday we warned that the biggest threat to the UK political process in the aftermath of the Friday referendum is neither an arguably fake petition to hold another referendum (it won’t happen), nor the so-called buyer’s remorse on the side of “Leave” voters, especially with ComRes confirming a negligible 1% of those voters were […]

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Canadian oil extraction is ‘extraordinarily dirty’ process, Obama says

Canadian oil extraction is ‘extraordinarily dirty’ process, Obama says Keystone XL pipeline vetoed by president in February U.S. President Barack Obama has some less-than-laudatory words for Canada’s oil industry in a new example of his increasingly critical take on the oilsands. He was asked about the Keystone XL pipeline during a town-hall session Friday — […]

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Obama’s Veto of Keystone XL Bittersweet for Texans Forced to Allow the Pipeline on Their Land

Obama’s Veto of Keystone XL Bittersweet for Texans Forced to Allow the Pipeline on Their Land As expected, President Obama today vetoed the Republican bill attempting to allow TransCanada to finish constructing the Keystone XL tar sands export pipeline. While the veto received praise from environmentalists, along with encouragement to reject the pipeline entirely, the veto provides little consolation […]

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White House Confirms Obama Will Veto TransCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline

White House Confirms Obama Will Veto TransCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline The White House confirmed today that President Obama will veto Congressional legislation designed to greenlight construction of the Keystone XLpipeline, the contentious project first proposed six years ago to carry more than 800,000 barrels per day of Canadian oilsands crude from Alberta to refineries and export facilities along the […]

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