Keystone pipeline dispute
The White House and U.S. Congress are beginning the new year locked in a dispute over the proposed Keystone pipeline.
Republicans and some unions say the Canada to Texas pipeline would create thousand of jobs, while environmentalists fear it could lead to a disastrous oil spill.
A pre-Christmas agreement between U.S. President Barack Obama and Congress urges Obama to make a speedy decision on whether to build the 2,700 kilometre pipeline.
