Global Issue: President Barack Obama

President Barack Obama: WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama pointed to the global climate implications of approving TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline during a wide-ranging Capitol Hill meeting on Wednesday with Democratic lawmakers. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "He pointed out this is a global issue, even more so than an American or a Canadian issue," Cardin said. President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, during a ceremony to honor the 2013 NCAA Womens Basketball Champion team, the University of Connecticut Huskies. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Facing tough questions from some of his congressional allies about an apparent reluctance to approve the project, Obama called the debate a "global issue," Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin told reporters following the meeting. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.