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THEIR VIEW: Manchin’s aim is true, but more ammo needed

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia got some good news recently from the state’s newest U.S. Senator. Sen. Joe Manchin told reporters that he had assurances from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that cap-and-trade would not be taken up by the next Congress.
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THEIR VIEW: A strong future for W.Va.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — When I first came to West Virginia more than 40 years ago, it was to work with coal miners and their families. Good people who worked hard and risked their lives so that the rest of America could turn the lights on and build a strong economy. Good people who counted on their jobs to put food on the table, build a home, send their kids to school, and save a little for retirement.
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THEIR VIEW: Small Business Jobs Act provides tools for growth

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On Sept. 27, President Obama signed into law the Small Business Jobs Act, the most significant piece of small business legislation in over a decade. The law provides entrepreneurs and small business owners with greater access to capital and more tax relief so they can grow and create the jobs America needs.
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THEIR VIEW: Gubernatorial succession controversy looms

By HOPPY KERCHEVAL MORGANTOWN — Gov. Joe Manchin’s election Tuesday has filled the vacancy created by the death of Sen. Robert Byrd last summer, but it also opened a vacancy in the Governorship that’s producing questions and controversy. Manchin will … Read More »

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