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Obama orders review of coal mine safety after West Virginia blast
President Obama ordered a sweeping review of coal mines with poor safety records and urged strengthening laws to close loopholes after the Upper Big Branch disaster in West Virginia. The preliminary report cites a spike in violations at Massey Energy and notes the mine faced a high rate of serious violations in 2009.
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