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Washington Post: AP: Canada PM defends tar sands pipeline plan, saying oil will come into US anyway

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/canada-pm-defends-tar-sands-pipeline-plan-saying-oil-will-come-into-us-anyway/2013/05/16/400eb444-be57-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html

A controversial oil pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast “absolutely needs to go ahead,” Canada’s prime minister said Thursday, and he warned that the oil will be transported through America one way or another. Stephen Harper addressed the Keystone XL project, a flashpoint in the debate over climate change, during a visit to New York City. The long-delayed project carrying oil from Canada’s tar sands would need approval from the State Department, and Harper’s remarks — with the U.S. ambassador to Canada, David Jacobson, in the audience — were meant to apply some pressure.