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Kentucky Democrats Attack Romney on Coal

WEKU | By Chris Anderson, The Appalachian News-Express

Published September 30, 2012 at 5:42 PM EDT

While some state Democrats will decide in the coming weeks whether to support President Barack Obama in his re-election bid amid the president’s perceived “war on coal,” party officials said recently they plan to address the coal issue in the weeks leading up to the election.

Chris Anderson, The Appalachian News-Express

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