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Thursday, May 4, 2006

State Mining Inspector May Have Said 12 Trapped Sago Miners Were Alive

Wednesday, May 03, 2006 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A state mining inspector's shouts during the Sago Mine disaster might have been what led the relatives of 12 missing miners to believe they had all been found alive, he told a public hearing Wednesday. "I don't recall the exact words I used," said Bill... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006

Many Young Americans Unable to Find Louisiana on Map

Tuesday, May 02, 2006 WASHINGTON — Despite the wall-to-wall coverage of the damage from Hurricane Katrina, nearly one-third of young Americans recently polled couldn't locate Louisiana on a map and nearly half were unable to identify Mississippi. Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 fared even... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 30, 2006

Minuteman Volunteers Build Fence; Immigrants Ready for Protests

Sunday, April 30, 2006 BOULEVARD, Calif. — As immigrants and their supporters prepared for a massive boycott on Monday, opponents of illegal immigration went to work building a border fence meant to symbolize their support of a secure border. About 200 volunteers organized by the Minuteman Civil... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 29, 2006

Oil Industry Unapologetic for High Profits

Saturday, April 29, 2006 The oil industry's massive first-quarter profits this week triggered another round of election-year outrage from President Bush and members of Congress, who spoke up on behalf of angry constituents feeling pinched at the pump. There's little that either lawmakers or the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 28, 2006

Survivor's Letter Described Being Trapped

Fri, Apr. 28, 2006 By VICKI SMITH The Associated Press BUCKHANNON, W.Va. -- Randal McCloy Jr. couldn't save the 12 friends trapped with him inside the Sago Mine, and he can't explain to their families why he was the only one to survive. But he had one gift for them, at once painful and precious: the... Sign in to see full entry.

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