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Don Blankenship

Don Blankenship

Don Blankenship is a candidate for U.S. senator from West Virginia and the former CEO of Massey Energy. He spent a year in jail for his conviction on conspiring to avoid mine safety regulations, an act that led to the deaths of 29 miners in a 2010 mine explosion.

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Don Blankenship
Don Blankenship
stated on May 1, 2018 a debate:
"Mitch McConnell was one of the few senators that voted after Tiananmen Square not to have punitive actions against China for human rights violations."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 3, 2018
Don Blankenship
Don Blankenship
stated on April 23, 2018 a debate:
Says illegal immigration is "costing us $130 billion a year to house and feed and give benefits to people that shouldn’t be even in the country."
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By Miriam Valverde • April 30, 2018
Don Blankenship
Don Blankenship
stated on December 3, 2017 a campaign ad:
Says "Obama’s deadliest cover-up (in an explosion that killed 29 miners) has been uncovered" by internal government documents.  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • December 11, 2017
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