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1. October 23, 2012 11:00 AM

   Debunking the ‘war on coal,’ take two

   The AP gets it right the second time around

   By Curtis Brainard

   If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Such was The Associated Press’s approach this month to explaining the so-called ‘war on coal’ that conservative spin doctors have been peddling throughout the presidential campaign. An October 15 article by Donna Cassata failed miserably, recycling the narrative that environmental regulations under the Obama administration are the reason for recent turmoil...

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2. October 12, 2012 03:00 PM

   TNR causes trouble for coal baron

   Exposé on pressuring employees to make campaign contributions stirs inquiry

   By Curtis Brainard

   The New Republic stirred up a bit of trouble for coal baron Robert Murray by revealing the aggressiveness with which he has pressured his employees to donate to his conservative political pets and projects. In the magazine’s hard-hitting October 5 exposé of the situation at Murray Energy and its subsidiaries, Alec MacGillis,reported that: The accounts of two sources who have...

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