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North Dakota tribe's request to stop oil pipeline work denied

The federal government has ordered a halt to part of the construction of a four-state oil pipeline. That section is in North Dakota, where thousands of Native Americans have protested, saying the project violates federal laws and will harm water supplies. But work on the rest of the pipeline can continue. Mark Albert reports.
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