Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman speaks during a news conference in Lincoln, Neb., Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, with Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy, right. Heineman said he will not convene a special session of the legislature despite a call by Sen. Ken Haar of Malcolm, who wants the state to enact legislation to protect Nebraska's Sand Hills and Ogallala Aquifer from the Keystone XL pipeline project, that some say is an environmental threat. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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