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Defying GOP, Obama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying the Republican-run Congress, President Barack Obama rejected a bill Tuesday to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, wielding...

Fracking foes cringe as unions back drilling boom

PITTSBURGH (AP) — After early complaints that out-of-state firms got the most jobs, some local construction trade workers and union members in Pennsylvania, Ohio...

AP IMPACT: Many US bridges old, risky and rundown

The Washington Monument stands behind the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge which spans the Anacostia River in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. (AP...

Pa. among US leaders in bridges with red flags

This Sept. 12, 2013, photo shows evening rush hour traffic moveing along one of Pittsburgh's parkways under the superstructure of the Liberty Bridge in downtown Pittsburgh, Pa. A(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) by Marc LevyAssociated Press Writer HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is among the nation's leaders in bridges that both lack backup protection against collapse in case a single, vital component fails and are designated by highway officials as being in need of repair, an Associated Press review of national bridge records found.

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