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Congressman seeks probe of Utah mine collapse

                   
nwsource.com
May 8, 2008
        
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WASHINGTON -- A leading House Democrat wants federal prosecutors to open a criminal investigation into the deaths of nine people in a Utah mine collapse last year. ... Democratic Rep. George Miller of California is the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee.... [read full story]                    

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A Call for Criminal Inquiry on Mine Collapse

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Rep. George Miller Wants Criminal Probe of Utah Mine Deaths

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A Call for Criminal Inquiry on Mine Collapse

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May 9, 2008
        

The general manager of a Utah mine withheld information that could have prevented a disaster, the chairman of a Congressional investigation said. ... A House committee has looked into a collapse at the Crandall Canyon Mine, where workers were clearing the passageway last...

                   
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Criminal charges in mine case?

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May 9, 2008
        

WASHINGTON – The general manager and possibly other senior staff at the Crandall Canyon Mine in Utah, where nine miners died last August, hid information from federal officials that could have prevented the disaster and should face criminal charges, the chairman of a House investigation said...

                   

Was info on 'bounce' withheld?

deseretnews.com
May 9, 2008
        

House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, D-Calif., wants the Justice Department to investigate whether there was a conspiracy among Crandall Canyon Mine officials to withhold information from the government about a "bounce" at the mine before the Aug. 6, 2007, accident that...

                   

Dem urges criminal probe of deaths in mine collapse

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May 9, 2008
        

Federal prosecutors should open a criminal investigation into the deaths of nine people in a Utah mine last year, a leading House Democrat said Thursday. ... Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, said he made a criminal...

                   

Criminal Probe Into Mine Deaths Sought

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May 9, 2008
        

Federal prosecutors should open a criminal investigation into the deaths of nine people in a Utah mine collapse last year, a leading House Democrat said yesterday. ... Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, said he made a...

                   

Report: Mine deaths were avoidable

politicalgateway.com
May 9, 2008
        

The disaster that left nine people dead at Crandall Canyon Mine in Utah could have been avoided, congressional investigators say in a report. ... The report, released Thursday, concluded the mining company should never have submitted a request to remove coal from the...

                   

Report: Mine deaths were avoidable

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May 9, 2008
        

WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- The disaster that left nine people dead at Crandall Canyon Mine in Utah could have been avoided, congressional investigators say in a report. ... The report, released Thursday, concluded the mining company should never have submitted a request...

Congress seeks probe into mine executive

politicalgateway.com
May 8, 2008
        

Members of Congress want the Justice Department to probe whether there was a conspiracy to hide information about a Utah mine prior to a disaster at the mine. ... Committee Chairman George Miller, D-Calif. asked the U.S. Attorney General to investigate whether Laine W....

                   
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CNN - Criminal Inquiry Into Mine Collapse Sought

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May 8, 2008
        

A Criminal Investigation Should Be Opened Into Whether The Operators Of Utah's Crandall Canyon Mine Purposely Misled Safety Officials About Mine Conditions Before The 2007 Deadly Collapse, The Chairman Of A House Investigation Committee Said Thursday.

                   

US House committee chairman asks DOJ to probe Utah mine accident

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May 8, 2008
        

Washington (Platts) -- 8May2008 -- US House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller on Thursday asked the Department of Justice to launch an investigation into whether the manager of the Crandall Canyon mine... ... US House of...

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