WASHINGTON — Political dueling over the Keystone XL pipeline continues in the nation’s capital, while the Nebraska Supreme Court has yet to issue a key decision in the legal disputes surrounding the project.
But a majority of Nebraska residents say: Dig, baby, dig.
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