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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Democratic Rep. Jim Costa narrowly avoided one of the biggest upsets of the midterm elections, edging out his Republican challenger Wednesday in a contest that neither of the two parties expected to be so close.

His re-election to a sixth term leaves just one California congressional race undecided. Democratic Rep. Ami Bera, who won his suburban Sacramento seat just two years ago, was clinging to a narrow lead over his Republican challenger, former Congressman Doug Ose.

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The State Department, which has jurisdiction over cross- border projects, is reviewing whether the pipeline is in the national interest. Its evaluation has been delayed as it awaits a court decision in Nebraska that will determine the legality of the proposed route across that state.

Keystone XL pipeline backers came up one vote short in the Senate though vowed to try again in January when they expect to have enough support to send a bill to President Barack Obama.

The 59-41 vote yesterday to approve the pipeline fell below the 60 needed, despite pressure from co-sponsor and Louisiana Democrat Mary Landrieu, who spent days cajoling colleagues to back the legislation to boost her re-election odds.

Next years vote promises to be different when Republicans take control of the chamber with at least eight more members. That could be enough to win passage though short of the 67 needed to overcome a presidential veto without significant Democratic defections.

Well do it next year, said Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who is poised to be majority leader when Republicans take control in January. House Speaker John Boehner, an Ohio Republican, also has said enactment of a Keystone measure is a top priority; his chamber passed the measure last week.

Since TransCanada Corp. (TRP), a Calgary-based pipeline maker, first applied to build Keystone in September 2008, it has become a proxy in a broader debate over jobs, U.S. energy security and climate change. Keystone XL would have the capacity to carry 830,000 barrels of oil a day, connecting Albertas oil sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast.

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Helping women succeed in the workplace, and balance family and professional demands, sometimes requires a change in attitude and a little flexibility. People using a bit of commonsense can often find win-win solutions to the challenges that women face: Bosses who greenlight more flexible arrangementswhether thats allowing an employee to work from home when their child is sick, facilitating job sharing or telecommuting, or some other non-traditional work arrangementwill often find that they are rewarded with greater employee loyalty and efficiency. Those who stubbornly refuse to work with employees to meet their needs will have trouble retaining valued workers.

Democrats, the official party of the traditional feminists, often talk about the need for a societal change to make corporations and other institutions more sensitive to womens needs. Yet when it comes to actually walking-the-walk of providing women a little bit of flexibility, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosis response to a pregnant Members request to vote by proxy suggests that she just doesnt get it and needs a change in attitude of her own.

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Rep. Tammy Duckworth (a Democrat representing Illinoiss 8th congressional district, who is also a war veteran who lost both her legs while serving) wanted to be able to vote in her partys leadership elections next week by proxy because she was ordered by her doctor not to travel this late in her pregnancy (she is due with her first child next month). Rep. Pelosi and the rest of the Democratic leadership refused her request.

News reports suggest that part of the decision is raw politicsDuckworth is expected to vote in a way not favored by Rep. Pelosi for a key committee slot. Therefore, Pelosi may have nixed the request just to get the outcome she wanted in her partys election. Other factors certainly play into the decision: Democrats likely feel they have little to lose from shutting down Duckworths request since the election is over. Vocal feminist groups are Democrats steadfast allies, so are unlikely to kick up a real fuss. And the mainstream media dutifully parrots the idea that Democrats are the party of working women so will likely just ignore this inconvenient little news story.

Yet this decision also provides a little window into how the Left views the issues surrounding women in the workplace. One Democrat aide explained that they decided not to lift the ban on proxy votes for slippery slope reasons. In other words, Democratic leaders claim that if they grant a proxy in this circumstance, it will be harder not to grant one the next time.

Should the American people, and particularly Rep. Duckworth, accept this excuse?

I say no. Surely, the Democrat leadership is capable of considering requests on their merits. After all, such decision making and use of discretion is one of the principles of leadership. Every employer has to make such judgments: Should I grant this leave request or authorize this expense? To make such determinations, they consider the merits of the case and the record of the employee.

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