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How Old Is Joe Manchin?
By Elizabeth Nolan Brown - Politics DailyJoseph "Joe" Manchin III, Democratic governor of the state of West Virginia, is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate against a wealthy West Virginia Republican businessman John Raese. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are some answers to frequently asked questions about his life. How old is Joe Manchin? Manchin is 63 years old. When was Joe Manchin born? Manchin was born Aug. 24, 1947. Where was Joe Manchin born? Manchin was born in Farmington, W.Va. Who are Joe Manchin's parents, and what do they do? Joe Manchin is the ...
Is Joe Manchin Married?
By Elizabeth Nolan Brown - Politics DailyJoseph "Joe" Manchin III, Democratic governor of the state of West Virginia, is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate against a wealthy West Virginia Republican businessman John Raese. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are some answers to frequently asked questions about his life. Is Joe Manchin married? Yes. Who is Joe Manchin's wife? Manchin is married to Gayle Conelly Manchin of Beckley, W.Va. How old is Joe Manchin's wife? Manchin's wife, Gayle, is 63. She was born in June 1947. What does Joe Manchin's wife do for a ...
How Old Is John Raese?
By Elizabeth Nolan Brown - Politics DailyGreer Industries CEO John Raese is the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in West Virginia. He is running against the West Virginia governor, Democrat Joe Manchin, for the seat held by late Sen. Robert Byrd. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are some answers to frequently asked questions about his life. How old is John Raese? Raese is 60 years old. When was John Raese born? Raese was born April 10, 1950. Where was John Raese born? Raese was born in Morgantown, W.Va. Who are John Raese's parents, and what do they do? ...
Obama Eulogizes Fallen West Virginia Miners at Memorial Service
By David Sessions - Politics DailyPresident Obama comforted family members of the 29 men who died in a West Virginia mine accident at a memorial service on Sunday, The Washington Post reports. After sitting grim-faced through most of the service, Obama read the names of all 29 miners, and touched on the political fallout from the disaster, the worst American mine accident since 1970. "How can a nation that relies on its miners not do everything in its power to protect them?" Obama asked. "How can we let anyone in this country put their lives at risk by simply showing up to work? They are with the Lord. Our task, here on ...
Opinion: Some Perspective on Montcoal Mine Tragedy
By John Merline - AOL News(April 6) -- The Montcoal, W.Va., coal mine explosion -- like other mine tragedies before it -- has served once again to remind everyone of how risky the mining business is. At least, that's how the story is being reported in various news outlets. Examples: A West Virginia Public Broadcasting story leads with: "As news of the Raleigh County mine explosion continues to unfold this morning, many people across the country are reminded how dangerous coal mining can be." A Bloomberg story filed Tuesday, quotes Energy Secretary Steven Chu saying, "Coal has gotten safer and safer," but "it's still ...
Comedian Andy Dick Arrested for Sexual Abuse
By not in system - AOL News(Jan. 23) -- Comedian Andy Dick has been arrested on two felony counts of sexual abuse, according to a report on TMZ. Dick was taken into custody this morning in West Virginia; he is being held at the Western Regional Jail and is due to be arraigned sometime today. ...
Somebody Famous Who WAS in Appalachia
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyMost of the attention on the Appalachian Trail recently has focused on the man who was famously not there -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. But actress Daryl Hannah, NASA climate scientist James Hansen, and former Rep. Ken Hechler (D-W.Va.) would like you to know that they actually were in the Appalachian Mountains -- and they have the arrest records to prove it. They were among more than 30 people arrested last week as they protested mountaintop-removal coal mining at a mine in West Virginia. As the name suggests, mountaintop-removal mining uses explosives to level off the top of a ...
Video: The Gay Marriage Snipers Are Coming!
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThis is even funnier than that House GOP video from before. A new website promoting an anti-gay marriage amendment has put up an inflammatory, yet hilarious, video.The site pretends, for all its life, to be an aw-shucks, grassroots church effort, but is it really?The site, wv4marriage.com, was launched last month and features an online form so clergy can report their results. While the site's owner is not apparent from its pages, the contact listed on its domain registration is CampaignSecrets.com, a Georgia firm that bills itself as "focused exclusively on electing Republicans to local ...
The New Battlegrounds
By David Knowles - Politics DailyThe trend lines have become clear in recent weeks. States that Republicans took in 200 and 2004, are no longer safe. Here's a sampling of the new battlegrounds:North Carolina: ...
The McCain Strategy
By Dave - Politics DailyTip to the Washington Post: In Summary: McCain can compete in the west because of his stance on immigration with Latino's McCain wins Appalachia because poor white voters can't stand Obama. McCain is historically strong in the upper Midwest states of Wisconsin and Michigan. McCain doesn't need as much money as Obama to run his ops. Sounds good, but points number one and two would seem to be mutually exclusive, as much of the opposition to McCain's immigration came from exactly those same poor whites that McCain claims as supporters in Kentucky, West Virginia, etc. The McCain ...
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