Sides unite urge overhaul of mine safety laws
West Virginia leaders miners and unions press for tighter federal and state mine safety rules after Alma No 1 mine deaths in Melville and Sago explosion. Gov Manchin and delegation back reforms as industry groups and UMW demand enforcement and new initiatives to save lives. Senate hearings planned as nationwide mine deaths reach record lows in 2005.
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Melville
Joe Manchin
National Mining Association
United Mine Workers of America
Carol Raulston
Washington
Don I. Bragg
Ellery ‘Elvis’ Hatfield
Senate Appropriations
Mike Enzi
R-Wyo
Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee
Evo Morales sworn in as Bolivia’s first Indigenous president
Evo Morales, a former coca growers union leader and llama herder, was inaugurated at the Legislative Palace amid mass celebration. He vowed to end centuries of indigenous oppression, promising a government serving all Bolivians and to change history without vengeance.
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Evo Morales
la Paz
Bolivia
Morales
U.S
Coca Growers Union
Latin America
Nigerian militants threaten release of four foreign hostages
A militant group emails the Associated Press claiming four kidnapped oil workers Ameri can, Briton, Bulgarian, and Honduran will be released soon. The hostages were seized near a Shell oil field on January 11, and the group says it has attacked oil facilities cutting Nigerian production. The email origin is linked to the Movement for the Emancipation of the People of the Niger Delta, though not independently verified.
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Nigeria
Associated Press
Movement For the Emancipation of the People of
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Halliburton faces probe over untreated water in Iraq base
Interviews and internal Halliburton documents show Camp Junction City in Ramadi exposed military and civilian staff to untreated water. Memo by KBR water chief William Granger reports contamination roughly double normal levels and widespread use for washing and cooking. Halliburton disputes the findings as senators seek clarity.
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Halliburton
KBR
Iraq
Kuwait
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Granger
Associated Press
Senate Democrats
Camp Junction City
Ben Carter
Cedar City
Utah
Policeman's Four Children Die in Grenade Attack Near Baghdad
Insurgents fired rocket propelled grenades at a policeman's home northeast of Baghdad killing his four children and his brother. The weekend toll rose to at least 23 Iraqi deaths as violence continued amid coalition talks and questions over the fate of kidnapped journalist Jill Carroll.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.S
Jill Carroll
Base health concerns prompt water treatment upgrade
Ken May of Louisville reported numerous incidents of diarrhea and stomach cramps at the base. Halliburton spokeswoman said inspections found no contaminated water or medical evidence of illnesses. The company now runs its own water treatment plant at the base.
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Ken May
Louisville
Halliburton
Melissa Norcross
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