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Tom Steyer to Obama: Nix Keystone. Because we're ready to step up pressure on you

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San Francisco billionaire, the (former) hedge fund manager Tom Steyer is a friend of President Obama. Held a fundraiser for him at his SF digs. And we all know that Steyer is laser-focused these days on climate change, specifically on pounding his fellow Dems that he deems supportive of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. And now, Steyer is inching towards a line where he's about to take on his buddy the president. In Tuesday's edition of Politico, Steyer is writing an open letter to Obama saying that after some recent developments in Canada, there is no logical reason for Obama to support the controversial pipeline project.
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.

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