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Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 9th, 2010 4:37 am by HL
W.Va. mine has years of serious violations, officials say
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration has ordered the evacuation of miners from parts of the Upper Big Branch coal mine 64 times since the beginning of 2009 because of safety violations, but federal regulators said the mine did not show the “pattern of violation” that would have allowed them to take harsher measures.
Lawmakers, advocates push administration for appointments to privacy board
Lawmakers and privacy advocates are stepping up the pressure on the Obama administration to fill the five vacant seats on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, a panel created in 2004 to ensure that executive branch counterterrorism policies protect Americans’ civil liberties.
Anger over health-care reform spurs rise in threats against Congress members
Anger over the health-care overhaul has led to a nearly threefold increase in recent months in the number of serious threats against members of Congress, federal law enforcement officials said.