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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Obama administration rejected the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. 51������� issued the following statement:

“T��� is a win for birds and the rest of us,” said 51������� President and CEO David Yarnold (). “America’s Sandhill Cranes and other wildlife that were threatened by the pipeline can’t vote, so we’re popping some corks for them today.”

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