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2-28	Massey chief announces layoffs: 400 to 600 workers to lose jobs in near future, he says
2-28	Bill targets miners' health care: Mine cleanup cash would go into sagging health fund
2-28	Coal truck weight bill likely dead: House Finance chairman says time running out
2-28	UMW plans last-ditch coal truck rally
2-28	Mine board delays coal appeal decision
2-28	Finance ‘unlikely' to consider truck bill
2-28	Rahall praises coal history efforts
2-28	House bill bolsters miners' health fund
2-28	Massey layoffs could top 800
2-28	Monster trucks: Judiciary does right thing
2-27	Coal company fights suspension: Massey subsidiary faces three-day loss of permit
2-27	Massey cuts may hit 600: Chairman tells investors costly operations targeted
2-27	MU remembers Buffalo Creek: Survivors of coal slurry flood mark anniversary
2-27	Panel's action on coal trucks stuns all sides: Higher weight limits rejected in favor of more enforcement
2-27	Panel rejects coal industry compromise: Bill regulating overweight trucks alive, but still ‘has long way to go'
2-26	Preliminary analysis of flood nearly done: Computer models to help determine contributing factors
2-26	Trucks bill faces crunch: Overweight coal haulers among the controversial issues
2-26	Mine safety: Too many miners dying
2-26	Buffalo Creek: Never forget disaster
2-26	Valley fill rule rewrite due by April
2-26	Amores plans to have Judiciary take up truck bill today
2-26	Wrecked truck already a wreck, inspection finds: Numerous safety violations probably existed before crash
2-25	Those children are with us today: Buffalo Creek was both horrific and preventable
2-25	Coal trucks: One way or the other, the state should settle the issue this session
2-25	Study finds half of cited trucks were hauling coal
2-25	Surface mining director rethinking bonding: Agency's job is to prevent, repair mining damage
2-25	New OSM director vows to make agency proactive
2-25	Heaviest trucks carrying coal: Most stopped trucks above limit sought by industry, group says
2-24	Residents Remember 30 Years Ago
2-24	Another Massey Slurry Spill
2-24	Buffalo Creek remembered: 30 years later, flood survivors still grieve for lost loved ones
2-23	Mining program may see changes, chief says: Agency's main job is protecting public, new director says
2-23	Corporate Ties to Politics Remain Despite Headaches
2-22	Coal truck overturns in wreck: Officials unsure if accident will affect legislative debate
2-22	Outlaw industry doesn't deserve ‘stakeholder' status in truck debate
2-22	Greenbrier miner was killed during coal pillar removal
2-22	EDA to issue bonds for DEP headquarters
2-21	High court’s ruling causes concern
2-21	Overweight coal truck legislation moves forward
2-21	Monster trucks: Outlaws out of control
2-21	Greenbrier roof fall leaves 1 dead, 1 saved
2-21	Mingo woman freed from coal mine break
2-21	Widow walking to Washington to spotlight black lung
2-21	Buffalo Creek flood returns to spotlight
2-21	Mining deaths on rise in 2002
2-21	Coal truck legislation bogs down
2-20	Court deals blow to UMW health program
2-19	Campaign Finance Reform (NPR)
2-19	Valley fills significantly damage downstream water quality, study shows (WV Public Radio)
2-19	Supreme Court Rules for Coal Companies
2-19	Coal limit bill short on time: Bill must clear the House by March 2 or is dead for session
2-19	Flood victims support office: One official says plan may duplicate existing task force
2-19	Other drivers contribute to wrecks: Coal truck drivers only slightly more at fault, report finds
2-19	Capito: Profile in courage
2-19	Mine blaster bill sent on to Senate
2-19	Overweight-truck bill to be limited to coal
2-19	Flood bill duplicates efforts of task force, officials say
2-18	Arch president bullish on economy A hot summer would help coal sales rebound
2-18	Weight enforcement bill limited to coal haulers
2-18	State chamber enters truck weight debate
2-17	Bush administration action would legalize valley fills
2-17	Under the weight of a bad law? Coal trucking companies say they can't survive without higher limits
2-17	Rebuilding lives: Many flood victims still face ‘problems beyond their ability'
2-17	Foes of Campaign Finance Bill Plot Legal Attack
2-17	Board allows coal company to operate pending appeal
2-16	Rick Eades: Coal-fired power plants leave legacy of mercury
2-15	‘Not one more pound,' Roberts says: Rally speakers blame overloading on Massey
2-15	Citizens, politicians rally for safer roads
2-15	Campaign Reform Momentum Builds : Supporters Celebrate Passage in House As Daschle Vows Swift Action in Senate
2-15	Don't reward years of lawbreaking
2-15	2nd Massey permit suspended
2-15	Massey mum on layoffs: State government left in the dark
2-15	Corps to add staff to review mine permits
2-15	Rally targets overweight coal trucks
2-14	Legislature passes bill in response to state coal lease deal
2-14	Corps adds staff to issue permits: Lawsuit claims agency doesn't have authority
2-14	Capito breaks with GOP on bill: Campaign finance legislation includes her amendment
2-14	Behind the Debate, the Jockeying for Advantage
2-14	How the House Voted
2-14	240-to-189 Vote Caps Seven-Year Effort to Ban Soft Money
2-14	Union backs coal trucks bill
2-14	Monster trucks: Typical argument from coal
2-14	‘Soft money’ reform all but certain: Dozens of House Republicans buck own leaders
2-13	Coal haulers unveil their plan Group says permits could raise money for driver training
2-13	Capito feels pull in reform tug-of-war: Lawmaker seen as swing vote on campaign finance
2-13	Campaign Finance Bill Vote Nears : Shays-Meehan Measure Appears to Be Gaining
2-13	Sorting Out the 'Poison Pills' : Campaign Finance Bill Sponsors Prepare for a Rush of Killer Amendments
2-13	Only One Bill Means Reform
2-13	House G.O.P. Leaders Push Rival Campaign Finance Bill
2-13	Cleanup: Crucial vote today
2-13	UMW, McGraw, groups to rally against overweight coal trucks
2-12	House panel set to get to work on coal truck bill Measure would increase the fines for illegal loads
2-12	Bill would create accountability
2-12	Miners plan rally at Capitol: Roberts, groups seek enforcement of existing limits
2-12	Editorials: Coal trucks - Here's to limits that won't wreck the economy, but will be enforced
2-12	Break soft money's grip
2-12	House Maneuvers Before Campaign Bill Showdown
2-12	Debate Heated on Campaign Finance : Some House Republicans Doubt Long-Term Effects of Proposed Reforms
2-12	Reports reveal diverse sources for campaign funds
2-12	Coal Layoffs
2-12	Coal industry pushes value of overweight trucks
2-11	New rail line would provide new routes to transport coal
2-11	DEP pioneers rules to prevent unfair pollution
2-11	Bush budget cuts worker retraining, mine safety programs
2-11	Debate Over Gas Tankers in Bay to Resume
2-11	Armageddon
2-11	Hopes High in House For Campaign Reform
2-11	Enormous Wealth Spilled Into American Coffers
2-11	Don't increase weight limit
2-10	Campaign Finance Reform - NPR
2-10	Hard Money, Strong Arms And 'Matrix'
2-10	Campaign Reform's 'Armageddon'
2-10	Bush Is Quiet in Campaign Bill Fight : With Eye on Enron, White House Avoids Active Opposition
2-10	Mines over what matters
2-10	Rahall urges OSM chief to strictly enforce law
2-10	The campaign cash conundrum: Facing re-election, Capito challenged on soft-money issue
2-10	State bridges stressed out Coal industry willing to haul less in order to continue working
2-9	Lawmaker backs weight increases in coal truck safety bill
2-9	Judge asked to block coal company from filling streams
2-8	Newer coal trucks said to be close to weight ceiling Official tells House panel empty trucks heavier than before
2-8	Haden asked to block all fill permits
2-8	UMW backs workers' comp settlements in letter to judge
2-7	Arch Coal settles in Mingo well-water loss suit
2-6	Need for Campaign Finance Reform More Urgent Than Ever, According to New Study by the Brennan Center for Justice
2-6	Shays, Meehan Join Groups to Discuss Enron Collapse
2-6	Bring It On! Common Cause Statement On House Showdown On Campaign Finance Reform Next Week
2-6	House to Vote on Campaign Spending
2-5	Bush proposes cuts in mine cleanups
2-4	Miners want union leaders to take stand: Validity of contract at issue in coal company dispute
2-4	Grading the Guv’ - Reviewing Wise’s first year
2-3	Bush location choice strange (Editorial, scroll down)
2-3	Stop fighting overweight trucks, worker says in calls
2-1	Capito leads money race: Fund-raising pace slowed dramatically after Sept. 11
2-1	Panel hears celebrity on campaign finance

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