Party fouls: Blowing the whistle on Congress oil corruption [SLIDESHOW]

On Tuesday, hundreds of protesters led by Bill McKibben donned referee uniforms to call foul on Congress and demand that they quit trying to win the game for Big Oil in overtime.

House Republicans have threatened to hold up the payroll tax extension until Obama approves the pipeline. *Jay Mallin*

Obama may have slapped down the Keystone XL pipeline, but Republicans in Congress don’t mind playing dirty to make sure Big Oil scores again. On Tuesday, hundreds of protesters called foul on Congress and Big Oil and demanded that they quit trying to win the game in overtime.

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