West Virginia town sinks as mines haunt its homes
In Thomas, West Virginia, 452 residents face houses sinking toward abandoned mine shafts. A $1.7 million grout and concrete fill project aims to stabilize 40 homes and 60 acres, part of a broader $600 million abandoned mine land effort amid nationwide high priority projects totaling $7.9 billion.
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West Virginia
Office of
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Virginia
Kansas
Ohio
Springfield
Alaska
Homer
Department of Environmental Protection
Fairmont
Morgantown
Clarksburg
Shinnston
Gregg Smith
Tucker County
Smith
Danny Bennett
Davis Coal & Coke
Colorado Senate battleground centers on Allard Strickland race
In Colorado a tight race shapes up as Democrat Tom Strickland challenges Republican Wayne Allard for the Senate seat. Bush and Daschle campaigned in the state amid worries over name recognition, fundraising, and voters shifting since the 1990s.
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Colorado
Bush
Senate
Form Daschle
Wayne Allard
Daschle
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Rocky Mountain National Park
Allard
California
New York
Jennifer Duffy
Cook Political Report
Tom Strickland
U.S
Bob Smith
New Hampshire
Gordon Smith
Oregon
Strickland
Duffy
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Dscc.org
Nrsc
Tobacco pact fails to stop ads in teen magazines
A Boston based study in The New England Journal of Medicine finds the 1998 national tobacco settlement ineffective at curbing cigarette ads aimed at youths. Researchers report 82 percent of teens saw magazine brand ads last year, down from 88 percent in 1999, sparking calls for stronger regulation and potential lawsuits against R J Reynolds.
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Massachusetts
Scott Harshbarger
Common Cause
New England Journal of Medicine
National Conference of State Legislatures
Michael Siegel
Boston University
Matthew Myers
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Tobaccofree Kids
Ellen Merlo
Philip Morris U.S.A. Tobacco Company
Philip Morris
Merlo
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
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