"The nightmare that Ali had been hopping wouldn't happen had come to pass." (Norman Mailer, When We Were Kings)

As the United States Congress moved closer to voting on the Keystone XL pipeline, President Barack Obama seemed increasingly isolated in his dislike of the Canadian project. Who will blink first as global oil prices collapse to four-year low? Analysis: As oil prices slide, Western oil investors are reviving their dream of slaying the OPEC dragon.…

Obama backed into Keystone corner as U.S. House to vote on pipeline Friday