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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The Two-Way

The Cruelest Month: Boston Blasts Join List Of Dark Incidents

Oklahoma City Bombing: The Albert P. Murrah Federal Building shows the devastation caused by a fuel and fertilizer truck bomb on April 19, 1995. The blast killed 168 people and injured more than 500.

April 16, 2013 The Oklahoma City bombing, the Columbine school shootings and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster are among the infamous and sometimes horrific moments that have occurred during the month of April.

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Monday, April 08, 2013

The Two-Way

Mine Safety Reform Stalled Three Years After Deadly Blast

In this 2010 photo, coal miner Terry Cooper, left, embraces his wife Michelle, daughter Tera and son Justin, during a vigil to honor the coal miners that were killed in Montcoal, W. Va.

April 8, 2013 One critic said it was a travesty that Congress had not acted three years after the worst mine disaster in this country in 40 years.

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Monday, February 04, 2013

The Two-Way

Report: W.Va. Fails To Enforce New Regs Designed To Prevent Mine Explosions

February 4, 2013 The Charleston Gazette reports that mine regulators found hundreds of violations but haven't issued any citations.

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