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On the recordDecember 30, 2006
I understood, we have a crew down in? You make sure you call me back and brief me before I go to that church because people will be asking me questions. Is anybody talking to the families at all?
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Governor Manchin emphasizes the importance of being informed before addressing the families of trapped miners.

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