FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2012 file photo, protestors against the Keystone XL pipeline dressed as referees throw red penalty flags during a rally on Capitol Hill in Washington. Embarking on a second term, President Barack Obama faces mounting pressure on a decision he had put off during his re-election campaign: whether to approve the $7 billion proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline between the U.S. and Canada. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
FILE - In this March 22, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama arrives at the TransCanada Stillwater Pipe Yard in Cushing, Okla. His re-election safely behind him, President Obama is facing mounting pressure to settle a decision that has been trailing him for years: whether to approve the $7 billion proposed Keystone XL pipeline between the U.S. and Canada. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, on the White House campus in Washington. Embarking on a second term, President Obama faces mounting pressure on a decision he had put off during his re-election campaign: whether to approve the $7 billion proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline between the U.S. and Canada. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Embarking on a second term, President Barack Obama faces mounting pressure on a decision he had put off during his re-election campaign: whether to approve the $7 billion proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline between the U.S. and Canada. On its surface, it’s …
