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Thursday, November 13, 2014

 Louisiana Rivals Fight To Claim Keystone XL Bill

Members of the The Cowboy and Indian Alliance are protesting the Keystone XL pipeline in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 2014. (Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images)

Members of the The Cowboy and Indian Alliance are protesting the Keystone XL pipeline in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 2014. (Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images)

Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu and Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy are facing off in the Louisiana U.S. Senate runoff this December. And they’re facing off during this lame duck session of Congress, too. Both are racing to pass votes on bills to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, a key issue in Louisiana politics.

Rick Klein, political director for ABC News, talks with Here & Now’s Robin Young about today’s House debate on the Keystone legislation and what else is happening on Capitol Hill.

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Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson host Here & Now, a live two-hour production of NPR and WBUR Boston.

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Vatican Astronomer Wins Top Science Prize

Michigan-raised Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno will become the first clergyman awarded the prestigious Carl Sagan Medal.