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For the 78 men who died in the No.9 mine and for all their families and loved ones. “It is infuriating that in this day and age, and in this country, that such a disaster could still happen. I am sick. I am saddened and I am angry. We have the laws. We have the resources. These tragedies, on this scale, should no longer be happening.” —Senator Robert C. Byrd, following the deaths of 29 men in Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, West Virginia, on April 5, 2010 ...

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