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Obama And Mine Safety: Where Is The Transparency?

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First Posted: 06/21/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:15 PM ET

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Last week, President Obama made some of the strongest statements anyone I've talked to remembers hearing from a U.S. President regarding mine safety. But we're still waiting to see if the President can force some transparency on this MSHA investigation, a process agency officials have historically kept carefully behind closed doors.

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Last week, President Obama made some of the strongest statements anyone I've talked to remembers hearing from a U.S. President regarding mine safety. But we're still waiting to see if the President ca...
Last week, President Obama made some of the strongest statements anyone I've talked to remembers hearing from a U.S. President regarding mine safety. But we're still waiting to see if the President ca...
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2 Mines Show How Safety Practices Vary Widely in U.S.
By DAN BARRY, IAN URBINA and CLIFFORD KRAUSS
Published: April 22, 2010
New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/us/23mine.html?src=mv
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