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GOP Wants More Seats: Seven Democrats Marked As Vulnerable

National Journal | Posted 01.16.2013 | Politics
Read More: Ron Barber, Nrcc, Nick Rahall, Democratic Congress, Ann Kirkpatrick, Midterm Elections, House Democrats, Jim Matheson, 113th Congress, Collin Peterson, John Barrow, House Republicans, Mike Mcintyre, Politics News

Vowing to expand their majority, House Republicans have identified seven Democrats they consider top targets for the midterm elections, according to a...

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OUCH: Another Dem Skipping The National Convention

The Huffington Post | Elise Foley | Posted 06.26.2012 | Politics
Read More: Nick Rahall, Mark Critz, Democratic National Convention, Election 2012 Blog, Bill Owens, Elections 2012, Jim Matheson, Slideexpand, Democrats, Earl Ray Tomblin, Kathy Hochul, Video, 2012 Election, Jon Tester, Joe Manchin, Claire McCaskill, Politics News

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) joined the growing group of Democrats who will skip the Democratic National Convention, Talking Points Memo reported Mon...

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Obama's West Virginia Woes Continue As Top Democrats Skip National Convention

The Huffington Post | Sabrina Siddiqui | Posted 06.19.2012 | Politics
Read More: Video, Nick Rahall, Jay Rockefeller, Keith Judd, Election 2012 Blog, 2012 Election, West Virginia Democratic National Convention, West Virginia, President Obama, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, West Virginia Dnc, Joe Manchin, Barack Obama, Earl Ray Tomblin, Politics News

Three top West Virginia Democrats, frustrated with President Barack Obama, said they'll skip the Democratic National Convention, according to the stat...

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Battle Brewing Over 'Imploding' Project

Posted 12.16.2011 | Politics
Read More: Dana Rohrabacher, Nick Rahall, High-Speed Rail, Video, California, Jim Costa, John Mica, High Speed Rail, 112th Congress, Loretta Sanchez, Rail Project, California High Speed Rail, Republicans, Politics News

By KEVIN FREKING, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Republican lawmakers expressed doubts Thursday about the viability of California's high-speed rail...

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BUSTED: Why Did House Committee Censor Appalachian Testimony on Mountaintop Removal? (VIDEO)

Jeff Biggers | Posted 11.29.2011 | Green
Read More: Appalachia, Dirty Coal, House Natural Resource Committee, Big Coal, Maria Gunne, Mountaintop Removal, Bo Webb, Nick Rahall, Joe Manchin, Coal, Green News
Jeff Biggers

The House Natural Resources Committee has some explaining to do. A press release summary from the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources completely deleted any mention of the official testimonies by Appalachian coalfield leader.

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Most Anti-Environment House of Representatives in History Tries to Do More Damage

Frances Beinecke | Posted 09.18.2011 | Green
Read More: Energy Efficiency, Nick Rahall, Mountaintop Removal, Water Pollution, Policy Riders, Epa, Clean Water Act, John Mica, Light Bulbs, Endangered Species, Newt Gingrich, Tea Party, Clean Air Act, Green News
Frances Beinecke

With yet another barrage of anti-environment bills is on its way, Tea Party leaders in the House have dramatically stepped up their assault on America's environmental and public health safeguards.

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Don't Water Down the Clean Water Act

John Adams | Posted 08.24.2011 | Green
Read More: Appalachia, Nick Rahall, Water Pollution, West Virginia, Epa, Clean Water Act, John Mica, Tennessee, Mississippi, Coal, Coal Mining, North Carolina, Green News
John Adams

H.R. 2018 would mark an abrupt U-turn in the long journey we've taken to protect our waters and health. It would throw us back to a time when state fought state over the fate of this essential resource.

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Two Democrats Join GOP Fight Against EPA

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Republicans Epa Restrictions, House Gop Epa Restrictions, Republicans Epa, Gop Epa, John Boehner, Gop Epa Restrictions, Nick Rahall, Collin Peterson, House Republicans Epa Restrictions, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Four Democrats are joining a Republican effort to block the Environmental Protection Agency from reducing heat-trapping pollution b...

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Source Cited In Maynard Attack Ad Retracts Story But Spot Still Running

Heath Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Political Ads, Elliott Spike Maynard, Nick Rahall, National Republican Congressional Committee, Eyes and Ears, Factcheck.org, Video, Home News
Heath Harrison

A source cited by Republican Elliott "Spike" Maynard in an attack ad against Democratic Congressman Nick Rahall of West Virginia has retracted a story used as the basis of the racially-tinged spot, but the spot is still running.

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Rahall Touts Seniority, Accomplishments On Mine Safety

Heath Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Political Ads, Massey Energy, Elliott Spike Maynard, Nick Rahall, Mine Safety, Health Care, Eyes and Ears, Home News
Heath Harrison

Democrat Nick Rahall has represented West Virginia's 3rd Congressional district since 1977 and currently chairs the House Natural Resources Committee ...

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Morris Super PAC Targets Rahall

Heath Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Super Pac, Political Ads, Elliott Spike Maynard, Nick Rahall, Don Blankenship, Citizens United, Dick Morris, Eyes and Ears, Home News
Heath Harrison

As the final week of the campaign begins, the New York Times reports that FOX News commentator Dick Morris has targeted W.Va. Democratic Congressman N...

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United Mine Workers Begin Airing Ads In Support Of Rahall

Heath Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Political Ads, Elliott Spike Maynard, United Mine Workers of America, Nick Rahall, Don Blankenship, eyesandears2010, Home News
Heath Harrison

The United Mine Workers of America launched ads in West Virginia's 3rd Congressional District in support of Democratic incumbent Nick Rahall this week...

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Norquist Puts $300,000 Into W.Va., Despite Ties to 'Terrorist' at Center of Ad War

Heath Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Political Ads, Elliott Spike Maynard, Spike Maynard, Grover Norquist, Political Advertising, Americans for Tax Reform, Nick Rahall, Home News
Heath Harrison

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Vicious New Ad Attacks Democrat For 'Terror Ties'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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West Virginia Republican Spike Maynard continued to drive a highly controversial line of attack targeting his 3rd District Opponent, Democratic Rep. N...

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GOP Candidate Maynard Calls Questioner A 'Degenerate' At W.Va. Bus Tour Stop

Heath Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Massey Energy, Elliott Spike Maynard, Nick Rahall, Spike Maynard, Don Blankenship, Eyes and Ears, Home News
Heath Harrison

A Huntington West Virginia tour stop became heated yesterday when the Republican congressional nominee, Elliott "Spike" Maynard was asked about his f...

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Rahall Says Conservative Attack Ads In WV Are Coordinated

Heath Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Political Ads, Elliott Spike Maynard, Nick Rahall, 527s, Eyes and Ears, eyesandears2010, Home News
Heath Harrison

U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall says two racially-tinged attack ads being run in his district by his GOP opponent and an outside group are a coordinated effort....

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Attacks On Rahall's Heritage Nothing New For W.Va. Conservatives

Heath Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Spike Maynard, Political Ads, Nick Rahall, Eyes and Ears, Home News
Heath Harrison

West Virginia Republican Party Chairman Mike Stuart moved this week to distance himself from a conservative group he founded, after the organization a...

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Nick Rahall Attack Ad Airs In West Virginia House Race

Heath Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Political Ads, Elliott Spike Maynard, Nick Rahall, eyesandears2010, Home News
Heath Harrison

A new ad airing in West Virginia this week attacks veteran Democratic Representative Nick Rahall for his past support of President Barack Obama. The ...

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Amanda Terkel

Shadowy West Virginia Group Airs Ad Warning Of Congressman's Outreach To Arab-Americans

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Video, 2010 Elections, Nick Rahall, Spike Maynard, West Virginia, Big Coal, Arab-Americans, 501c4, Coal, Elections 2010, Politics News

Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) is the target of a well-funded attack campaign by a conservative nonprofit called the West Virginia Conservative Foundation...

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Rahall Campaign Disputes Claims Of GOP Candidate's "Made in China" Ad

Heath Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Elliott Spike Maynard, Nick Rahall, Home News
Heath Harrison

A racially-tinged ad by Republican Elliott "Spike" Maynard's campaign, accusing Rep. Nick Rahall of supporting the use of stimulus funds to create job...

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Spike Maynard, GOP House Candidate, Drops Racially Tinged Ad Accusing Opponent Of Propping Up Chinese Jobs

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Spike Maynard, the Republican challenger to Democratic Rep. Nick Rahall in West Virginia's coal-rich Third Congressional District, is out with a new a...

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Big Coal Tea Party Extremists Circle Wagons in DC Today: Coalfields Left Behind in Ruins

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Appalachia, Dirty Coal, Mitch McConnell, Lobbyists, Wyoming, Epa, West Virginia, Big Coal, Kentucky, Mountaintop Removal, Strip-Mining, Nick Rahall, Jim Webb, Tea Party, FACES of Coal, Green News
Jeff Biggers

Now it's Big Coal's turn to pick up the tab for the Tea Party. Under the guise of "celebrating the American coal miner," an infamous Big Coal front lobby group has bankrolled the buses, hotels and meals to bring Appalachian coal mining supporters to DC.

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Green News Report -- April 8, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Cap and Trade, Australia, Michael Mann, West Virginia, Green News Report, Coal, Colorado, Msha, Louisiana, Heat Wave, Oil Spill, Don Blankenship, Big Oil, Rio De Janeiro-Brazil, Climate Change Denial, Joe Manchin, Global Warming Deniers, Coal Mining, Massey Energy, Gmos, Nick Rahall, Big Coal, Brazil, Mine Safety, Geoengineering, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Oil, Uranium, Fox News, Toxic Waste, Extreme Weather, Massey Coal, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! Welcome aboard to our latest new affili...

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Bogus Award of the Week: Humane Society Honors Rahall Tonight for Mustangs, While Appalachia Burns

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Humane Society, Mustangs, Dirty Coal, Mountaintop Removal, Nick Rahall, Coal, Epa, Green News
Jeff Biggers

The Humane Society announced March 3rd that it will give its "2009 Humane Legislator of the Year" to the greatest congressional defender of mountaintop removal -- House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall, (D-W.Va.).

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Interior Department Plans To Move Thousands Of Wild Horses To Eastern Sanctuaries

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Nick Rahall, Ken Salazar, Wild Horses, Denver News

WASHINGTON — Thousands of mustangs that now roam the West would be moved to preserves in the Midwest and East under a new Interior Department pl...

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