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US Senate vote (59-41) fails to overcome Democrat filibuster of Keystone pipeline bill:

http://online.wsj.com/articles/senate-debates-keystone-xl-pipeline-1416333606

In general, it requires 60 votes in the US Senate to avert a filibuster.