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Tom Harkin: It has been more than 16 months since the mining tragedies at Sago and Alma.

On the recordMarch 19, 2007
It has been more than 16 months since the mining tragedies at Sago and Alma.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
Source
congress.gov
Mar 19, 2007

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the timeline of mining tragedies and MSHA's response.

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