Saturday, May 01, 2010
President Obama Saddened By Mining Deaths In KY
KENTUCKY...
President Barack Obama says mining accidents like the latest one in Kentucky that claimed two lives must be prevented. Obama issued a statement Friday saying he was deeply saddened by the incident where two miners were killed when a roof collapsed in the Dotiki Mine late Wednesday. It happened only weeks after an explosion at a mine in West Virginia killed 29, the nation's worst coal mine disaster in decades . After the West Virginia incident Obama ordered a review of mine safety procedures. He said Friday that it was the responsibility of everyone from mine operators to the federal government to prevent such tragedies from happening.
President Barack Obama says mining accidents like the latest one in Kentucky that claimed two lives must be prevented. Obama issued a statement Friday saying he was deeply saddened by the incident where two miners were killed when a roof collapsed in the Dotiki Mine late Wednesday. It happened only weeks after an explosion at a mine in West Virginia killed 29, the nation's worst coal mine disaster in decades . After the West Virginia incident Obama ordered a review of mine safety procedures. He said Friday that it was the responsibility of everyone from mine operators to the federal government to prevent such tragedies from happening.
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