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More than 100 representatives of community and environmental advocacy groups showed up in Washington earlier this month to lobby for stiffer government regulation of the mining industry and a ban on mountaintop mining. Recently, representatives of the U.S. Office of Surface Mining visited Appalachia to study the effects in the area. Such mining is devastating the environment, "polluting our streams, poisoning our air and destroying our culture and heritage," says Judy Bonds, co-director of the West Virginia-based Coal River Mountain Watch...
...urging for its repeal. Specter has also reversed himself to support the controversial idea of pushing health care legislation through with "reconciliation," a parliamentary process that would get it past a filibuster. "That kind of cynical political opportunism turns people off. It's what people think is wrong with Washington," says Toomey. "Not everyone is going to agree with every one of my positions and policies. But people know that I believe in what I say and that I will do what I say I will do." Meanwhile, Sestak warns fellow Democrats that they can't count on Specter...
...like many races in 2010: marked by uncommon passion. Seven Republicans are running for the chance to unseat Perriello. Nearly all of them are unburdened by the baggage of a political past, enlivened by a wheezing economy, buoyed by the Tea Party movement and incensed by Washington's profligacy. They are targeting the 56% of Americans who believe the federal government poses an immediate threat to their freedom, according to a recent CNN poll, and tapping into renewed fears about the country's direction. If Republicans can harness that passion, 2010 is likely to be good...
...Another is the belief that the GOP front runner, state senator Robert Hurt, is insufficiently conservative. Though Hurt has amassed $293,000 in campaign funds, he's been dogged by a 2004 vote for higher taxes. His six rivals were quick to paint him as part of the despised Washington establishment. "I'd like to see 435 different members in the House. Within a year, we'd fix this country," says McKelvey, who attended Tea Party meetings before being inspired by Glenn Beck's 9.12 project and deciding to mount a bid. Tall and brusque, with a silver goatee...
...Police have arrested more than 90 people for their alleged roles in this week's massacre. Washington and international human-rights groups are calling on Nigeria to prosecute and punish those responsible. "It's time to draw a line in the sand," Human Rights Watch researcher Corinne Dufka said in a statement. "The authorities need to protect these communities, bring the perpetrators to book and address the root causes of violence." But even if that happens, the violence is unlikely to end altogether...