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42. Which is a big reason why I believe nothing they say about the TPP. Cry "Wolf!" Often enough...

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Fri Nov 6, 2015, 01:00 PM

Nov 2015

....and the village fails to show up to relieve your boredom.

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MSNBC live too! YvonneCa Nov 2015 #21

YES! n/t MBS Nov 2015 #17

Didn't Canada just pull the plug themselves? Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #3

I believe they asked US to delay its decision (probably WheelWalker Nov 2015 #8

No, they asked the US to STOP the process. I didn't see anything about a "delay". Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #10

Yes they did Andy823 Nov 2015 #14

I stand corrected! My 60 year old brain played another trick on me! Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #25

yup, Obama plays the long game. MBS Nov 2015 #28

Nope, they originally wanted to "suspend" the process MBS Nov 2015 #15

I stand corrected! My 60 year old brain played another trick on me! Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #26

TransCanada asked the U.S. to suspend the application. Eugene Nov 2015 #19

I stand corrected! My 60 year old brain played another trick on me! Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #27

I think you're right. My main point was Canada didn't want a denial issued which WheelWalker Nov 2015 #57

The work used was to "suspend" the review karynnj Nov 2015 #89

Well it's about damned time... SoapBox Nov 2015 #4

How about "Way to go Obama!" randys1 Nov 2015 #30

funny that it seems tough for some to give credit where due, and they seem troubled still_one Nov 2015 #48

And I am sure those conclusions could have been made two minutes after the permit randys1 Nov 2015 #51

Perhaps it could have been shorter, but doing environmental impact studies, and going through still_one Nov 2015 #56

Way to go, Obama! SusanaMontana41 Nov 2015 #70

Square this with his intention of signing the TPP truebluegreen Nov 2015 #98

Errr my gawd the another Pres Obama doom & gloom giftedgirl77 Nov 2015 #5

Impossible. Lefties on DU Told me He Secretly Lerved It! alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #6

Maybe Andy823 Nov 2015 #18

Oh, they never eat the crow. They walk away pretending it has nothing to do with them. Hekate Nov 2015 #32

I agree Andy823 Nov 2015 #36

Which is a big reason why I believe nothing they say about the TPP. Cry "Wolf!" Often enough... Hekate Nov 2015 #42

No, this isn't crying wolf. SusanaMontana41 Nov 2015 #71

How much of the text of the TPP have you read? JDPriestly Nov 2015 #87

But ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #52

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Terrific news! flpoljunkie Nov 2015 #7

Cool. bigwillq Nov 2015 #11

Pretty easy to reject it when the Canadians had already put a stop to it. Luciferous Nov 2015 #12

Oh, please! They wanted a delay because they didn't want a rejection. GOP would give it to them kelliekat44 Nov 2015 #23

You really should educate yourself on the process and why this is important. randys1 Nov 2015 #31

Derp - They requested papers be pulled because they wanted NEXT president to OK it. blm Nov 2015 #44

No wonder Canada Pipeline just last week asked the State Department to suspend the review.... Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #13

Very, very good, Mr. President. nt Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 #22

great news Robbins Nov 2015 #24

Awesome! blackspade Nov 2015 #29

Good riddance. The pipeline was a convenient way to export North American tar sand oil to China. leveymg Nov 2015 #33

It's a good morning. Hekate Nov 2015 #34

Good, but I swear I read they withdrew their application. It was dead already, I thought. Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #35

Nope - they were hoping for delay to next president. blm Nov 2015 #45

They wanted to 'suspend it' until after the Presidential election. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #60

K&R nt Live and Learn Nov 2015 #38

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sweet. n/t retrowire Nov 2015 #40

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Thank you Pres. riversedge Nov 2015 #47

Great News. However.... what's to keep them from trying again (and again, and again)? groundloop Nov 2015 #53

Bush had given the go ahead in 2007. Obama resisted since then. freshwest Nov 2015 #69

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so does he need to veto the XL bill again like he did last year? Sunlei Nov 2015 #54

Thank Bernie DonCoquixote Nov 2015 #58

Outstanding! Bubzer Nov 2015 #59

Love it Johnny2X2X Nov 2015 #61

Good. Next, end the F'ing TPP!!!! Phlem Nov 2015 #62

K&R deutsey Nov 2015 #63

YES!!!! underpants Nov 2015 #64

YES! SusanaMontana41 Nov 2015 #65

BOOM SHAKKA LAKKA! n/t Admiral Loinpresser Nov 2015 #66

Good news. Wish he would reverse his decision on the TPP AllyCat Nov 2015 #67

Me, too. SusanaMontana41 Nov 2015 #73

Hasn't climate change been a concern for awhile now? EndElectoral Nov 2015 #72

Propers.. frylock Nov 2015 #74

I've been calling this for months. joshcryer Nov 2015 #75

Now if they TPP can equally go down in flames. nt Javaman Nov 2015 #76

KICK! Cha Nov 2015 #78

KICK IT AGAIN!!! ailsagirl Nov 2015 #79

.. Cha Nov 2015 #80

You said it, Cha!!! ailsagirl Nov 2015 #81

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Don't forget to email your thanks to the White House n/t eridani Nov 2015 #94

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