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MSNBC LIVE FEED: The Rescue of The Trapped Chilean Miners

• October 12, 2010 • Comments Off on MSNBC LIVE FEED: The Rescue of The Trapped Chilean Miners

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Chicanos/Latinos, Chile, Class, People of Color, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: Americans, Benefits, Camp Hope, Celebrities, Chile, Chileans, Compensation, Copiapó, Espanol, Families, Heroes, History, Marriage, Miner, Miners, Mining Accident, Mining Disaster, Mistresses, MSNBC, President, Rescue, Shaft, South America, Spanish, Spanish Speaking, United States, West Virginia, Wives, Women, Workers, Working Class


Massey Energy Offers $3 Million Per Miner to Surviving Families: “Dad Didn’t Have a Price Tag on Him”

• April 30, 2010 • Comments Off on Massey Energy Offers $3 Million Per Miner to Surviving Families: “Dad Didn’t Have a Price Tag on Him”

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, American History, Class, Health, Obama Administration
Tags: Benny Ray Willingham, Coal, Don Blankenship, Families, Massey Energy, Michelle McKinney, Miners, Mining Accident, Montcoal West Virginia, Price Tag, Survivors, Upper Big Branch Mine


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