Posted on September 13, 2008 by Wordsmith
“Through its investigation of the tragic accidents last year at Crandall Canyon, MSHA determined that the operator and its engineering consultants demonstrated reckless disregard for safety,” said Richard E. Stickler, acting assistant secretary of labor for MSHA. “MSHA has referred this case for possible criminal charges.”
Saw this item very early one morning last week and [...]
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Posted on September 13, 2008 by Wordsmith
Along with John Aravosis, I agree with the individual who emailed Andrew Sullivan stating that liberal bloggers are “being played” by McCain’s camp. The emailer asked about the lack of coverage by liberal bloggers regarding Obama’s interview at the Service Forum on CNN. I just happened upon it during a dinner break, catching the tail [...]
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Posted on September 13, 2008 by Wordsmith
Here’s John McCain talking about the ‘ole boy network – of which he’s part, of course – being a maverick and how Sarah Palin is going to reform the country like she did Alaska.
I caught a brief segment with Judy Woodruff talking to McCain on CNN the other night about how his children were children [...]
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