BLOOMBERG: “At a time when almost one in 10 Americans is unemployed, TransCanada Corp. (TRP) expects to create 20,000 jobs to build the pipeline…” (“Harper Sees Keystone Pipeline Prevailing Over Nebraska With Jobs,” Bloomberg, 10/24/11)

• AFL-CIO: “For America’s skilled craft construction professionals, any discussion of the Keystone XL project begins and ends with one word: JOBS… Throughout America’s Heartland, the Keystone Pipeline represents the prospect for 20,000 immediate jobs, and as many as 500,000 indirect jobs via a strong economic multiplier effect… without one single dollar of government assistance.” (Mark H. Ayers, President, Building And Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO,  “For The 99% Of Americans, Keystone = JOBS,” Huffington Post, 11/3/11)

• TRANSCANADA: “We’re building what is the largest infrastructure project in North America… We’re putting a lot of people to work.” (“Pipeline Raises Tough Choice: Jobs Vs. Environment,” CNBC, 9/30/11)

• AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE: “It’s the largest shovel-ready project out there…” (“Pipeline Raises Tough Choice: Jobs Vs. Environment,” CNBC, 9/30/11)

‘Potentially Fatal Delay’ ‘Has 2012 Presidential Politics Written All Over It’

LABORERS’ INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA: “…a potentially fatal delay to a project that is not just a pipeline, but is a lifeline for thousands of desperate working men and women. The Administration chose to support environmentalists over jobs – job-killers win, American workers lose.” (“Unions Furious At Obama For Killing Pipeline Jobs,” Fox News, 11/10/11)

HOUSTON CHRONICLE: “The Obama administration’s decision to postpone a ruling on the fate of the Keystone XL pipeline till 2013 is a poorly disguised political punt.” (Editorial, “Keystone Pipeline Delay Is The Wrong Call,” Houston Chronicle, 11/11/11)

• “The ruling has 2012 presidential politics written all over it…” (Editorial, “Keystone Pipeline Delay Is The Wrong Call,” Houston Chronicle, 11/11/11)

ROLLING STONE: “Big campaign donors… pressured the president to deny the permit.” (“Is The Keystone Pipeline Really Dead?,” Rolling Stone, 11/23/11)

• “‘I was getting calls from the White House almost every day,’ says the head of a major environmental group who asked not to be identified. ‘They said, “What are you doing to us? Are you trying to help us lose the election?”’” (“Is The Keystone Pipeline Really Dead?,” Rolling Stone, 11/23/11)

• FRIENDS OF THE EARTH: “By kicking the can down the road until 2013, he both stalled the construction of the pipeline and defused it as an election-year issue.” (“Is The Keystone Pipeline Really Dead?,” Rolling Stone, 11/23/11)

REUTERS: “Reeling from months of protests, President Barack Obama’s advisers are worried that administration approval for a planned oil pipeline from Canada could cost him political support from Democrats in 2012.” (“Obama Advisers Fret Over Pipeline’s Political Risks,” Reuters, 11/3/11)

• “Obama’s re-election plans depend partially on his ability to energize his base of supporters, many of whom are disillusioned with his progress in fighting climate change and attaining other environmental goals.” (“Obama Advisers Fret Over Pipeline’s Political Risks,” Reuters, 11/3/11)

• “Obama advisers fear that a decision in favor of the project could dampen enthusiasm among volunteers needed for door-to-door campaigning in battleground states that are critical to Obama’s re-election.” (“Obama Advisers Fret Over Pipeline’s Political Risks,” Reuters, 11/3/11)

NATIONAL JOURNAL: “The president decided to punt on a job stimulus measure in order to placate parts of the coalition that elected him in 2008.” (“Obama’s Choice: Ohio or Virginia,” National Journal, 11/16/11)

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