Montcoal Blast May Prove Awkward for Democrats: ; Office Holders May Have Tough Time in Choosing Whom to Blame for Tragedy
Charleston Daily Mail › April 20, 2010
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In southern West Virginia, it used to look as if three Democrats who have served in Washington for a combined 115 years had figured out the delicate, occasionally violent politics of Appalachian coal.
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Montcoal Blast May Prove Awkward for Democrats: ; Office Holders May Have Tough Time in Choosing Whom to Blame for Tragedy
Now, the underground explosion that killed 29 miners in Montcoal has only worsened the uncomfortable spotlight on the three: Rep. Nick Rahall, Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Sen. Robert Byrd.
They were already being pulled in opposite directions by a Democratic White House and home-state interests, which had criticized administration policies on climate change and mountaintop remo...See the full content of this document
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