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To the Point

The Keystone Pipeline and the Midterms

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2014

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

The Obama Administration again has put off a final decision on the Keystone XL pipeline. The Republicans are united against any delay. Democrats are divided.

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From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

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The Keystone XL Pipeline divides the Democrats.

0:14.7

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

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A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

0:21.1

Last week, the Obama administration announced another delay in the pipeline designed to bring oil

0:25.8

from Canadian tar sands across the border. Republicans call it shameful to put off increasing

0:31.0

oil supplies from a friendly neighbor, but Democrats are all over the place. Environmentalists

0:36.4

praise the delay in the interests of climate change and potential health effects.

0:40.0

Others denounce it as unacceptable.

0:42.2

What's the role of this year's midterm elections and control of the Senate?

0:45.7

What do cowboys and Indians have to do with it?

0:48.2

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0:55.1

First, here's the news.

1:08.3

Listen to KCRW's 24-hour all-news channel, stream BBC World Service, NPRW programs,

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continuous coverage and accessible via our smartphone app or online at KCRW.

1:15.1

Support for To The Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International

1:20.8

Program Fund. Hello again. I'm Armin Al-Nayback with To the Point. After more than five years of

1:25.3

passionate debate, the Obama administration has done it

1:27.7

again, put off a final decision on the Keystone XL pipeline. Republicans are united against any

1:33.4

delay. Democrats are caught between environmentalists, oil, interests, and organized labor.

1:39.4

We'll hear how it all might impact this year's midterm elections. Today's talking point, Ario told the U.S. Supreme

1:45.8

Court today it's got the next big thing in broadcast technology. Fox, CBS, and other broadcasters

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