A Maryland state senator says he has paid a $100 fine after being arrested outside the White House with other protesters while rallying against a plan to pipe oil from western Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
Sen. Paul Pinsky, D-Prince George's, on Friday joined environmental activists who have been gathering outside the White House for the past two weeks to protest the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Pinsky says he was charged with failure to obey a lawful order, a misdemeanor.

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