Bush Administration Trying To Block Documents On Probe Of Utah Mine Disaster

[L. Coyote]

Bush Administration Trying To Block Documents On Probe Of Utah Mine Disaster
October 9, 2007 - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/10/09/bush-administration-tryin_n_67747.html

Lawyers for the federal safety agency overseeing the investigation into August's deadly cave-in at a Utah coal mine have gone to court to try to block a request by several media outlets to make the records from the probe available to the public.

A group of news organizations that includes CNN, the Associated Press and the Salt Lake Tribune sued Labor Secretary Elaine Chao in federal court ....

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"The public has a legitimate interest in and a right to know about the Accident and related matters, as well as the activities of the MSHA panel," wrote Salt Lake City attorney Michael Patrick O'Brien, who is
representing the media outlets.

Lawyers for the Bush Administration countered this week that opening the investigation to the public would hamper the agency's efforts ...........

[deacon]

1. Hiding more crimes - the legacy continues... n/t

[malaise]

2. Uh Oh Mr Murray sure has friends in high places

These Bush goons are way too secretive. They have so much to hide.

[L. Coyote]

3. Utah Mine Owner: Troubling Safety Record, Useful Political Clout

Utah Mine Owner: Troubling Safety Record, Useful Political Clout
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/08/14/utah-mine-owner-troublin_n_60477.html

August 14, 2007 08:42 PM
In 2003, when safety inspectors ordered the owner of a Utah coal mine where six workers have been trapped for more than a week to shut down one of his Ohio operations because of repeated safety problems, local press reports say he did not hesitate to flex his political muscle to get the inspectors off his back.

West Virginia Public Radio reporter Jeff Young filed a story at the time that said Murray Energy Corp. CEO Bob Murray had a meeting in Morgantown, W. Va. with Tim Thompson, then a district manager for the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Young obtained notes from the meeting which showed Murray threatening to have MSHA employees fired. ......

[L. Coyote]

4. Political Donations tell all about who is connected to whom

Murray donates to Katherine Harris, et.al.

Check the list of 57 donations, Total for this search: $89,700

http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?key=sezsj&txtName=murray,%20robert&txtState=(all%20states)&txtEmploy=murray%20energy&txtAll=Y&Order=N

[blondeatlast]

5. This cretin thought we ought to feel sympathy for him--and he's a crony of the Phony Soldier.

:puke:

[T.Ruth2power]

6. Corporate criminals

That's why they selected cgeorge. They knew he'd sign off on everything.