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Progressive Marine veteran seeks to reshape West Virginia politics

Progressive Marine veteran seeks to reshape West Virginia politics

In a bid to challenge the coal industry's grip on West Virginia, Zach Shrewsbury, a Marine Corps veteran and community organizer, has launched his U.S. Senate campaign.

Dan Kaufman reports for The New Yorker.

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With primary weeks away, Blankenship seeks to have conviction thrown out
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With primary weeks away, Blankenship seeks to have conviction thrown out

Less than three weeks before West Virginia’s primary election, former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship on Wednesday asked a federal judge to throw out his criminal mine safety conviction.
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