"Senate Fails to Override Obama’s Keystone Pipeline Veto"

"WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday failed to override President Obama’s veto of a bill that would have approved construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline.

A bipartisan majority of senators were unable to reach the two-thirds vote required to undo a presidential veto. The vote was 62 to 37.

The measure’s defeat was widely expected, and was the latest twist in the clash over the proposed 1,179-mile pipeline, which would move about 800,000 barrels of carbon-heavy petroleum per day from the oil sands of Alberta, Canada, to ports and refineries on the Gulf Coast."

Coral Davenport reports for the New York Times March 4, 2015.

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"Senate Fails To Override Obama's Veto of Keystone XL Approval" (Reuters)

"Failed Keystone Veto Override Marks Another Win For Veto Pen" (NPR)