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The Nation: Tragedy In West Virginia

A sign for prayer is posted on a mailbox near the entrance to the Upper Big Branch coal mine in West Virginia, after an explosion killed 25 miners, with 4 still missing. The accident was the worst in the United States in decades. (AFP/Getty Images)
A sign for prayer is posted on a mailbox near the entrance to the Upper Big Branch coal mine in West Virginia, after an explosion killed 25 miners, with 4 still missing. The accident was the worst in the United States in decades. (AFP/Getty Images)

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