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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.696 Appalachia Restoration Act</title>
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  <updated>2011-03-30T01:00:00Z</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title>S.696: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat Vet ...</title>
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    <updated>2011-03-30T01:00:00Z</updated>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for S.696 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat Vet Centers as Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for purposes of payments or allowance...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s696/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reason for White House to Believe in Environmental Justice: Judy ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/12/15/reason-for-white-house-to-believe-in-environmental-justice-judy-bonds-in-the-coalfields/?utm_source=feedblitz&amp;amp;utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=alternet" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-14:/commentary/10209041</id>
    <updated>2010-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Currently we have proposed two bills: a House bill: (H.R. 1310) the Clean Water Protection Act, and a Senate bill: (S. 696) the Appalachia Restoration Act. Both bills will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/12/15/reason-for-white-house-to-believe-in-environmental-justice-judy-bonds-in-the-coalfields/?utm_source=feedblitz&amp;amp;utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=alternet&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reason for White House to Believe in Environmental Justice: Judy ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Currently we have proposed two bills: a House bill: (H.R. 1310) the Clean Water Protection Act, and a Senate bill: (S. 696) the Appalachia Restoration Act. Both bills will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/12/15/reason-for-white-house-to-believe-in-environmental-justice-judy-bonds-in-the-coalfields/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Environmental Legislation: Mountaintop Mining: Background on ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-01:/commentary/10009100</id>
    <updated>2010-12-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressional attention to these issues also is discussed, including legislation in the 111th Congress that seeks to restrict the practice (H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, and S. 696, the Appalachia Restoration Act) and other ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://environmental-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/12/mountaintop-mining-background-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Penny Hill Press &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Mountaintop Mining: Background ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-01:/commentary/9946446</id>
    <updated>2010-12-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressional attention to these issues also is discussed, including legislation in the 111th Congress that seeks to restrict the practice (H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, and S. 696, the Appalachia Restoration Act) and other ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=13167&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fighting the battle of Blair Mountain | Beth Wellington | Comment ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/nov/22/mining-mining" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-21:/commentary/9902186</id>
    <updated>2010-11-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To address the fill v.s. waste question, Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) are co-sponsors of the Appalachian Restoration Act (S. 696) which would reinstate the original intention of the Clean Water Act and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/nov/22/mining-mining&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>End Mountaintop Removal Now</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-10:/commentary/9695867</id>
    <updated>2010-11-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Then, take a moment to write your representatives and ask them to pass the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) at http://www.ilovemountains.org/write-your-rep/ and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=6067&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-10:/commentary/9695865</id>
    <updated>2010-11-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The Senate bill is the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696). Right now, the CWPA has 172 cosponsors in the current congress. In case you think this is one of those thousand page telephone book-sized bills laden with side issues and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/798&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Daily Kos: Lift up your eyes...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-04:/commentary/9789635</id>
    <updated>2010-11-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Senate bill is the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696). Right now, the CWPA has 172 cosponsors in the current congress. In case you think this is one of those thousand page telephone book-sized bills laden with side issues and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/11/5/917289/-Lift-up-your-eyes&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Daily Kos: State of the Nation</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Senate bill is the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696). Right now, the CWPA has 172 cosponsors in the current congress. In case you think this is one of those thousand page telephone book-sized bills laden with side issues and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/11/5/917289/-Lift-up-your-eyes...&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sisters of Charity of Nazareth - Office of Global Ministries</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-27:/commentary/9520822</id>
    <updated>2010-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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While the decision is not yet final, individuals are urged to call U.S. Senators 1.202.224.3121) asking them to co-sponsor the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) to end valley fills and protect our water. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://scnogm.blogspot.com/2010/10/water-new-york-ny-state-dept.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Gemeinsam Werden | Linksnet</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-22:/commentary/9459608</id>
    <updated>2010-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... a.a.O.; Susanne Schultz: &#8222;Biopolitik und affektive Arbeit bei Hardt/Negri&#8220;, in: Das Argument 248 (2002), S. 696-708; George Caffentzis, Silvia Federici: &#8222;Anmerkungen zur edu-factory und zum kognitiven Kapitalismus&#8220;, &#252;bers. v. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.linksnet.de/de/artikel/26046&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sisters of Charity of Nazareth - Office of Global Ministries</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-19:/commentary/9551180</id>
    <updated>2010-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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While the decision is not yet final, individuals are urged to call U.S. Senators 1.202.224.3121) asking them to co-sponsor the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) to end valley fills and protect our water. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.scnfamily.org/stand/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Environmental Legislation: Mountaintop Mining: Background on ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-14:/commentary/9357450</id>
    <updated>2010-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressional attention to these issues, including legislation that seeks to restrict the practice (H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, and S. 696, the Appalachia Restoration Act) and other legislation seeking to block the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://environmental-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/10/mountaintop-mining-background-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Greatnet Blog &#187; Der Schutz der Domain</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-10:/commentary/9335848</id>
    <updated>2010-10-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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OLG Hamm, NJW-RR 1998, S. 909- Krupp; OLG K&#246;ln, CR 2000, S. 696 &#8211; maxem.de; GRUR 2000, S. 798), nicht aber eine Namensleugnung, da das Recht des Namenstr&#228;gers zur F&#252;hrung seines Namens nicht bestritten wird. Nur in der Registrierung ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.greatnet.de/allgemeines/der-schutz-der-domain/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Review supports EPA science about damaging impacts of mountaintop ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2010/09/30/review-supports-epa-science-about-damaging-impacts-of-mountaintop-removal-coal-mining/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-29:/commentary/9279001</id>
    <updated>2010-09-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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There is H.R. 1310 and S. 696 in congress right now sitting in committee because Dems are to afraid to move for a vote and Rep are claiming its just another progressive administration&amp;#39;s attack on coal. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2010/09/30/review-supports-epa-science-about-damaging-impacts-of-mountaintop-removal-coal-mining/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Appalachia rises up at rally in D.C.! &#171; Appalachian Voices</title>
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    <updated>2010-09-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Appalachian Voices </name>
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Appointments have been set up in congressional offices for citizens to meet with legislators and ask them to vote on two companion bills, the Appalachian Restoration Act (S. 696) in the Senate and the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appvoices.org/2010/09/28/appalachia-rises-up-at-rally-in-d-c/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>hrr-strafrecht.de - BVerfG 2 BvR 2559/08 - 23. Juni 2010 (BGH ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-26:/commentary/9309577</id>
    <updated>2010-09-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Aktuelles @ hrr-strafrecht.de </name>
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2009, S. 696 f.). Daneben werden in der Literatur Positionen vertreten, die - mit unterschiedlichen Nuancen - hinsichtlich der Anforderungen an die Stellung des T&#228;ters zwischen den beiden Tatbestandsvarianten differenzieren m&#246;chten ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrr-strafrecht.de/hrr/bverfg/08/2-bvr-2559-08.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.6113: Electricity Reliability Protection Act of 2010 - U.S. ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-12:/commentary/9459606</id>
    <updated>2010-09-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Water Protection Act, and S. 696, the Appalachia Restoration Act) and other legislation seeking to block the Administration&amp;#39;s regulatory actions (H.R. 6113, the Electricity Reliability Protection Act of 2010), also is discussed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h6113/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Widers&#228;tzlichkeit gegen Deputierte des Stadtgerichts | Genealogie ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-11:/commentary/9103152</id>
    <updated>2010-09-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Genealogie | Irmi Gegner-S&#252;nkler </name>
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... gegen Deputierte des Stadtgerichts bestraft, ist aus dem hiesigen Gef&#228;ngnis entwichen (Verein f&#252;r Familienforschung in Ost-und Westpreu&#223;en; Sonderschrift 55 /Band 1 und 2 Amts-Blatt der K&#246;nigl. Preu&#223;. Regierung; S. 696) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.genealogie-tagebuch.de/2010/09/12/widersatzlichkeit-gegen-deputierte-des-stadtgerichts/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Earth Day Network Blog &#187; Virginia Students Lobby on Coal</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-07:/commentary/9070516</id>
    <updated>2010-09-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... of Jim Moran and Bob Goodlatte later that day to advocate for HR1310 Clean Water Protection Act and S.696 Appalachia Restoration Act and were especially interested in tips on having these conversations with their legislators. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://earthday.net/blog/2010/09/08/virginia-students-lobby-on-coal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Environmental groups hail selenium ruling as &amp;#39;game changer&amp;#39; - News ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-01:/commentary/9872576</id>
    <updated>2010-09-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Charleston Gazette - </name>
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The ABSOLUTE best thing that could happen is for CONGRESS to pass THE CLEAN WATER PROTECTION ACT &#8211; ( H.R. 1310 ) , with its current 171 ( ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE ) co-sponsors , along with THE APPALACHIA RESTORATION ACT - (S. 696) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wvgazette.com/News/201009010983&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Environmental groups hail selenium ruling as &amp;#39;game changer&amp;#39; - News ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-01:/commentary/9695871</id>
    <updated>2010-09-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Charleston Gazette - </name>
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The ABSOLUTE best thing that could happen is for CONGRESS to pass THE CLEAN WATER PROTECTION ACT &#8211; ( H.R. 1310 ) , with its current 171 ( ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE ) co-sponsors , along with THE APPALACHIA RESTORATION ACT - (S. 696) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201009010983&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Judge orders Patriot to clean up selenium discharges - News - The ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-31:/commentary/9635540</id>
    <updated>2010-08-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Charleston Gazette - News </name>
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The ABSOLUTE best thing that could happen is for CONGRESS to pass THE CLEAN WATER PROTECTION ACT &#8211; ( H.R. 1310 ) , with its current 171 co-sponsors , and THE APPALACHIA RESTORATION ACT - (S. 696) ...... reversing and eliminating the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wvgazette.com/News/201008311031&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Judge orders Patriot to clean up selenium discharges - News - The ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-31:/commentary/9301782</id>
    <updated>2010-08-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Charleston Gazette - News </name>
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The ABSOLUTE best thing that could happen is for CONGRESS to pass THE CLEAN WATER PROTECTION ACT &#8211; ( H.R. 1310 ) , with its current 171 co-sponsors , and THE APPALACHIA RESTORATION ACT - (S. 696) ...... reversing and eliminating the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201008311031&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Sierra Club Allegheny Group &#187; Urge Sen. Arlen Specter to Help Save ...</title>
    <link href="http://alleghenysc.org/?p=1841" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-10:/commentary/8772902</id>
    <updated>2010-07-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Sierra Club Allegheny Group </name>
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Sen. Arlen Specter is a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and he has a crucial role to play in passage of S. 696. Please write a personal letter to Senator Specter and ask him to co-sponsor S.696. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alleghenysc.org/?p=1841&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Ronald McDonald&amp;#39;s Blog: I Love Mountains</title>
    <link href="http://ronaldmcdonaldusa.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-love-mountains.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-06:/commentary/8654972</id>
    <updated>2010-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ronald McDonald's Blog </name>
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As the perils of using dirty energy sources like coal and oil are becoming more apparent, we need to urge our Representatives/Senators to cosponsor and pass H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act and S. 696, the Appalachia ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ronaldmcdonaldusa.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-love-mountains.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski co-sponsors ban on mountaintop removal ...</title>
    <link href="http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=2566" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-21:/commentary/8544343</id>
    <updated>2010-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ohio Citizen Action </name>
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Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) became the 12th sponsor of the Appalachian Restoration Act, S. 696. The bill would effectively ban the practice of mountaintop removal coal mining. Originally a social worker, Mikulski has spent the last 39 years ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=2566&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Ohioans send 2098 messages urging Portman, Fisher to pledge now to ...</title>
    <link href="http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=2516" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-17:/commentary/8523794</id>
    <updated>2010-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ohio Citizen Action </name>
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S. 696, the Appalachia Restoration Act, an effective ban mountaintop removal coal mining, currently has 11 co-sponsors in the U.S. Senate, including Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown. Candidate Portman has received 1058 letters and candidate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=2516&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Life in Small Bites Environment Blog: From the Inbox: Take Action ...</title>
    <link href="http://anniekatec.blogspot.com/2010/05/from-inbox-take-action-bad-actors-in.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-23:/commentary/8358792</id>
    <updated>2010-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Life in Small Bites Environment Blog </name>
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As the perils of using dirty energy sources like coal and oil are becoming more apparent, we need to urge our Senators to cosponsor and pass S. 696, the Appalachia Restoration Act. It is our responsibility to help our friends, family, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anniekatec.blogspot.com/2010/05/from-inbox-take-action-bad-actors-in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Garnier, Jean Henri [Johann Heinrich] Freiherr von | Der ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.warlich.net/bernd/garnier-jean-henri-johann-heinrich-freiherr-von/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-11:/commentary/8288656</id>
    <updated>2010-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Der Drei&#223;igj&#228;hrige Krieg in Selbstzeugnissen,... </name>
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[33] WASSENBERG, Florus, S. 696. [34] Frankfurt/M.; HHSD IV, S. 126ff. [35] Bingen; HHSD V, S. 43ff. [36] ENGELBERT, Hatzfeldt, Nr. 253. [37] ENGELBERT, Hatzfeldt, Nr. 147, bzw. Nr. 302; Eltville [Rheingaukr.]; HHSD IV, S. 106f. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.warlich.net/bernd/garnier-jean-henri-johann-heinrich-freiherr-von/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>April 27, 2010: Miners&amp;#39; families; mine conditions; state&amp;#39;s beauty ...</title>
    <link href="http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201004270665" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-26:/commentary/8198984</id>
    <updated>2010-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Charleston Gazette - Opinion </name>
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Protect your mountains by urging your senators and representatives to support S. 696 to ban mountaintop removal coal mining. John Barber. Xavier University Alternative Breaks. Cincinnati, Ohio. Thanks, Westboro, for uniting us in love ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201004270665&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Environmental Legislation: Mountaintop Mining: Background on ...</title>
    <link href="http://environmental-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/04/mountaintop-mining-background-on.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-22:/commentary/8165485</id>
    <updated>2010-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Environmental Legislation </name>
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Congressional attention to these issues, including legislation that seeks to restrict the practice (H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, and S. 696, the Appalachia Restoration Act), also is discussed. Date of Report: April 12, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://environmental-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/04/mountaintop-mining-background-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>EPA met en danger des mines d#39;orientation sur l#39;environnement</title>
    <link href="http://www.bio-pas-cher.fr/actualite/epa-met-en-danger-des-mines-d39orientation-sur-l39environnement-7293.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-17:/commentary/8135279</id>
    <updated>2010-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Le bio et les produits AB au juste prix </name>
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S&amp;#39;il vous pla&#238;t signer la p&#233;tition de NRDC , qui demande au Congr&#232;s d&amp;#39;adopter le Appalaches Restoration Act (S. 696). Ce serait la fin des mines montagne d&amp;#39;enl&#232;vement et d&amp;#39;emp&#234;cher les entreprises de charbon du d&#233;versement des d&#233;chet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bio-pas-cher.fr/actualite/epa-met-en-danger-des-mines-d39orientation-sur-l39environnement-7293.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>EPA Guidance on Mining Endangers Environment &#171; OrganicAuthority ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/the-environment/epa-guidance-on-mining-endangers-environment/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-17:/commentary/8135278</id>
    <updated>2010-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OrganicAuthority.com - Organic Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please sign the NRDC&amp;#39;s petition, which asks Congress to pass the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696). It would end mountaintop-removal mining and prevent coal companies from dumping waste into streams. The bill is also supported by the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/the-environment/epa-guidance-on-mining-endangers-environment/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Issues: Mountaintop Removal &#171; Just One Person</title>
    <link href="http://justoneperson.com/2010/04/13/issues-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-12:/commentary/8142471</id>
    <updated>2010-04-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Just One Person </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Ask your Senator to co-sponsor the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696), which will make the practice of valley fills illegal. Go to http://www.senate.gov/index.htm to find your Senator and send him or her a personalized message. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://justoneperson.com/2010/04/13/issues-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Alliance for Appalachia &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Senator Sherrod Brown ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/senator-sherrod-brown-d-oh-becomes-the-11th-cosponsor-of-the-appalachia-restoration-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-12:/commentary/8091330</id>
    <updated>2010-04-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Alliance for Appalachia </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S.696. Title: Appalachia Restoration Act Sponsor: Sen Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD] (introduced 3/25/2009) Cosponsors (10) Latest Major Action: 3/25/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/senator-sherrod-brown-d-oh-becomes-the-11th-cosponsor-of-the-appalachia-restoration-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Switchboard, from NRDC :: Rob Perks&amp;#39;s Blog :: Listen to Lamar: End ...</title>
    <link href="http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rperks/listen_to_lamar_end_mountainto.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-11:/commentary/8113087</id>
    <updated>2010-04-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Switchboard, from NRDC </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
(You can help by contacting your senators and urging them to support S. 696 The Appalachia Restoration Act.) Yesterday, The Tennessean published an OpEd by Sen. Alexander on this issue. Here are excerpts: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rperks/listen_to_lamar_end_mountainto.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ISS - EPA guidelines on mountaintop removal offer hope for ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.southernstudies.org/2010/04/epa-guidelines-on-mountaintop-removal-offer-hope-for-appalachias-environment.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-05:/commentary/8098037</id>
    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Facing South </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... the biggest consumer of mountaintop removal coal -- urged Congress to follow the administration&amp;#39;s lead by passing the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696), which is co-sponsored by Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.southernstudies.org/2010/04/epa-guidelines-on-mountaintop-removal-offer-hope-for-appalachias-environment.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Go Green Toolshed &#187; Blog Archive &#187; EPA guidelines on mountaintop ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.gogreentoolshed.com/epa-guidelines-on-mountaintop-removal-offer-hope-for-appalachias-environment" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-05:/commentary/8048529</id>
    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Go Green Toolshed </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... the biggest consumer of mountaintop removal coal &#8212; urged Congress to follow the administration&amp;#39;s lead by passing the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696), which is co-sponsored by Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gogreentoolshed.com/epa-guidelines-on-mountaintop-removal-offer-hope-for-appalachias-environment&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>EPA guidelines on mountaintop removal offer hope for Appalachia&amp;#39;s ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bluenc.com/epa-guidelines-mountaintop-removal-offer-hope-appalachias-environment" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-05:/commentary/8043048</id>
    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BlueNC - Where North Carolina comes to think </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... the biggest consumer of mountaintop removal coal -- urged Congress to follow the administration&amp;#39;s lead by passing the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696), which is co-sponsored by Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bluenc.com/epa-guidelines-mountaintop-removal-offer-hope-appalachias-environment&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mountain lovers, don&amp;#39;t get excited yet about EPA ruling on MTR ...</title>
    <link href="http://mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/mountain-lovers-dont-get-excited-yet-about-epa-ruling-on-mtr" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-04:/commentary/8445295</id>
    <updated>2010-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All MNN Content </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Two very important bills are gaining bipartisan steam &#8212; the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) which has 167 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) in the Senate &#8212; and they will add ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/mountain-lovers-dont-get-excited-yet-about-epa-ruling-on-mtr&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ohio Citizen Action&amp;#39;s Sandy Buchanan hails victory over ...</title>
    <link href="http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=1156" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-04:/commentary/8032851</id>
    <updated>2010-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ohio Citizen Action </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Lamar Alexander (R-TN), who on March 25, 2009, co-sponsored S. 696, a bill to ban the practice, becoming the first co-sponsor from a state in which mountaintop mining was occurring and the first Republican co-sponsor; (3) Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=1156&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mountaintop Removal and the EPA, is Congress next? &#171; Energy ...</title>
    <link href="http://webberenergyblog.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/mountaintop-removal-and-the-epa-is-congress-next/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-04:/commentary/8032850</id>
    <updated>2010-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Energy, Technology, &amp; Policy </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Another bill, S. 696, was introduced in the Senate in March 2009, aims to &#8220;amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include a definition of fill material.&#8221; It has been submitted to committee. Many environmental groups see the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://webberenergyblog.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/mountaintop-removal-and-the-epa-is-congress-next/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>newsrackblog.com &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Down from the mountaintop: EPA&amp;#39;s ...</title>
    <link href="http://newsrackblog.com/2010/04/04/down-from-the-mountaintop-epas-new-guidance-on-mtr-mining/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-03:/commentary/8028648</id>
    <updated>2010-04-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>newsrackblog.com </name>
    </author>
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For their part, two Senators who&amp;#39;ve been following MTR closely, Cardin (D-MD) and Alexander (R-TN) &#8212; and who are sponsoring a simple bill they believe will help end the practice, S. 696, the Appalachian Restoration Act &#8212; are less ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsrackblog.com/2010/04/04/down-from-the-mountaintop-epas-new-guidance-on-mtr-mining/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mountain lovers, don&amp;#39;t get excited yet about EPA ruling on MTR ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/mountain-lovers-dont-get-excited-yet-about-epa-ruling-on-mtr" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-02:/commentary/8032852</id>
    <updated>2010-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All MNN Content </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Two very important bills are gaining bipartisan steam &#8212; the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) which has 167 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) in the Senate &#8212; and they will add ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/mountain-lovers-dont-get-excited-yet-about-epa-ruling-on-mtr&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>EPA Moves to Effectively Stop Mountaintop Removal &#171; FUTURISM NOW</title>
    <link href="http://www.civilianism.com/futurism/?p=4726" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-02:/commentary/8024124</id>
    <updated>2010-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FUTURISM NOW </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Contact your Congressional representative about the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and your Senator about the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) TODAY and urge them to cosponsor these bills. Our goal is to pass this legislation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.civilianism.com/futurism/?p=4726&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/711" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-01:/commentary/8083751</id>
    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Contact your Congressional representative about the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and your Senator about the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) TODAY and urge them to cosponsor these bills. Our goal is to pass this legislation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/711&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/712" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-01:/commentary/8043049</id>
    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) is a bill in the U.S. Senate which would sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining by making the practice of valley fills illegal. Valley fills&#8212;the dumping of waste from mountaintop removal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/712&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>New Coal Mining Regulations: What Do They Mean To Me? | Conducive ...</title>
    <link href="http://cchronicle.com/2010/04/new-coal-mining-regulations-what-do-they-mean-to-me/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-01:/commentary/8024126</id>
    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conducive Chronicle </name>
    </author>
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Contact your Senator about the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) TODAY and urge them to cosponsor these bills. http://www.ilovemountains.org/write-your-senators/. [Translate]. Like This: Thumb up 0 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cchronicle.com/2010/04/new-coal-mining-regulations-what-do-they-mean-to-me/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>anfractuousity -</title>
    <link href="http://anfractuousity.livejournal.com/172372.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-01:/commentary/8024125</id>
    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>anfractuousity </name>
    </author>
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I just wrote my Senators/Representative urging them to cosponsor the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696), and the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310). Click here: http://www.ilovemountains.org/action/write-your-rep/ ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anfractuousity.livejournal.com/172372.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ABC7.com Green Content - Hope for Appalachia; end of an era of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.greenrightnow.com/kabc/2010/04/02/hope-for-appalachia-end-of-an-era-of-mountain-top-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-01:/commentary/8017823</id>
    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>greenrightnow.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) currently has 167 bipartisan cosponsors in the House of Representatives, and the Appalachia Restoration act (S. 696) has 10 bipartisan cosponsors in the Senate. Change in Appalachia is now ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.greenrightnow.com/kabc/2010/04/02/hope-for-appalachia-end-of-an-era-of-mountain-top-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Breaking News from EPA: The Beginning of the End of Mountaintop ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/04/01/breaking-news-from-epa-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/8497038</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SpeakEasy </name>
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The Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) currently has 167 bipartisan cosponsors in the House of Representatives, and the Appalachia Restoration act (S. 696) has 10 bipartisan cosponsors in the Senate. Change in Appalachia is now ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/04/01/breaking-news-from-epa-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Switchboard, from NRDC :: Rob Perks&amp;#39;s Blog :: EPA Sets Scientific ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/8083752</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Switchboard, from NRDC &#8250; Rob Perks's Blog </name>
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Alexander, who is co-sponsoring The Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) to ban the practice, stated in the wake of EPA&amp;#39;s action: &#8220;Coal is an essential part of our energy future, but it is not necessary to destroy our mountaintops in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rperks/epa_tightens_the_noose_around.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Beginning of the End for Mountaintop Removal?</title>
    <link href="http://www.watthead.org/2010/04/appalachian-voices-celebrates-historic.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/8024123</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WattHead - Energy News and Commentary </name>
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The Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) currently has 167 bipartisan cosponsors in the House of Representatives, and the Appalachia Restoration act (S. 696) has 10 bipartisan cosponsors in the Senate. Change in Appalachia is now ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.watthead.org/2010/04/appalachian-voices-celebrates-historic.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sen. Sherrod Brown announces his co-sponsorship of S. 696, a ban ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/8017825</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Ohio Citizen Action </name>
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AKRON &#8212; On Wednesday night, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown announced that he was a co-sponsor of S. 696, a bill to ban mountaintop removal coal mining. The announcement came at a political fundraiser in the Akron home of Mari-Lynn Evans, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=1092&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/706" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/8017824</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
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Senator Cardin and Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) have sponsored S. 696, The Appalachian Restoration Act that would end the practice of mountaintop removal coal mining. In 2009, Senator Cardin chaired the first Environment and Public ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/706&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Division 20 News: INFO: Health Reform and Aging Update</title>
    <link href="http://psyaging-l.blogspot.com/2010/03/info-health-reform-and-aging-update.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-22:/commentary/8043047</id>
    <updated>2010-03-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Division 20 News </name>
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Establishment of a new national insurance program to help adults with functional limitations to maintain personal and financial independence and live in the community (Language from the APA-Supported CLASS Act - S. 696/H.R. 1721) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://psyaging-l.blogspot.com/2010/03/info-health-reform-and-aging-update.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Alliance for Appalachia &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Week in Washington: A ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/week-in-washington-a-participant%E2%80%99s-perspective/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-17:/commentary/7882578</id>
    <updated>2010-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Alliance for Appalachia </name>
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Dozens of conversations with legislators and federal agencies showed that the two most critical pieces of legislation, the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R.1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696), are moving. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/week-in-washington-a-participant%E2%80%99s-perspective/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The fight to stop mountain top removal mining: Coalfield residents ...</title>
    <link href="http://civicallyengaged-gallery.blogspot.com/2010/03/coalfield-residents-lobby-on-capitol.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/7833254</id>
    <updated>2010-03-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The fight to stop mountain top removal mining </name>
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Kohm said the House bill is broader than the Appalachian Restoration Act, S. 696, which was introduced in the Senate almost a year ago. But the House and the Senate bills are similar in that both aim to revise the Clean Water Act. The ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://civicallyengaged-gallery.blogspot.com/2010/03/coalfield-residents-lobby-on-capitol.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ISS - Citizens gather in Washington to end &amp;#39;mountain bombing&amp;#39; of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.southernstudies.org/2010/03/citizens-gather-in-washington-to-end-mountain-bombing-of-appalachia.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7871399</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Facing South </name>
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The activists taking part in Alliance for Appalachia&amp;#39;s fifth annual End Mountaintop Removal Week are pressing for passage of two bills -- the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S.696) -- that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.southernstudies.org/2010/03/citizens-gather-in-washington-to-end-mountain-bombing-of-appalachia.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Citizens gather in Washington to end 'mountain bombing' of Appalachia</title>
    <link href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FacingSouth/~3/A25DgNj6was/citizens-gather-in-washington-to-end-mountain-bombing-of-appalachia.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7823406</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Facing South</name>
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...Week are pressing for passage of two bills -- the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S.696) -- that would reinstate a long-standing regulation under the federal Clean Water Act prohibiting industries from burying &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FacingSouth/~3/A25DgNj6was/citizens-gather-in-washington-to-end-mountain-bombing-of-appalachia.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Colonic: Tell Your Legislators To Support The Clean Water ...</title>
    <link href="http://thecolonic.blogspot.com/2010/03/tell-your-legislators-to-support-clean.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7823404</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Colonic </name>
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The Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) in the House and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) in the Senate&#8212;will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining. These bills will protect the quality of life for Appalachian ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thecolonic.blogspot.com/2010/03/tell-your-legislators-to-support-clean.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington Report #1 &#8212; Kentuckians ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/09/end-mountaintop-removal-week-in-washington-report-1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7974252</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KFTC Blog </name>
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We traveled to Washington to lobby for H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act and S.696, the Appalachia Restoration Act. Starting today through Thursday, March 11 we will be meeting with Representatives and Senators to help educate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/09/end-mountaintop-removal-week-in-washington-report-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington Report #1 &#8212; Kentuckians ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/09/end-mountaintop-removal-week-in-washington-report-1/view" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7901760</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KFTC Blog </name>
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We traveled to Washington to lobby for H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act and S.696, the Appalachia Restoration Act. Starting today through Thursday, March 11 we will be meeting with Representatives and Senators to help education ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/09/end-mountaintop-removal-week-in-washington-report-1/view&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington Report #1 &#8212; Kentuckians ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/09/end-mountaintop-removal-week-in-washington-report-1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7804336</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KFTC Blog </name>
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We traveled to D.C. to lobby for the H.R. 1310 The Clean Water Protection Act and S.696 the Appalachia Restoration Act. Starting today through Thursday March 11 we will be meeting with Representatives and Senators to help education them ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/09/end-mountaintop-removal-week-in-washington-report-1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Beauftragter f&#252;r den Datenschutz</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-07:/commentary/8454947</id>
    <updated>2010-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Auflage, S. 696). Ob im Einzelfall die 10-Personen-Anzahl erreicht wird, l&#228;sst sich nur individuell feststellen. Bei einem kaufm&#228;nnischen Betrieb erscheint es jedoch wahrscheinlich, dass bei 30 Besch&#228;ftigten mindestens 10 Personen die ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bfdi.bund.de/bfdi_forum/showthread.php?1062-Beauftragter-f%FCr-den-Datenschutz&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Beauftragter f&#252;r den Datenschutz - D A T E N S C H U T Z F O R U M</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-07:/commentary/8078688</id>
    <updated>2010-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Auflage, S. 696). Ob im Einzelfall die 10-Personen-Anzahl erreicht wird, l&#228;sst sich nur individuell feststellen. Bei einem kaufm&#228;nnischen Betrieb erscheint es jedoch wahrscheinlich, dass bei 30 Besch&#228;ftigten mindestens 10 Personen die ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bfdi.bund.de/bfdi_forum/showthread.php?p=5335&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Beauftragter f&#252;r den Datenschutz - D A T E N S C H U T Z F O R U M</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-06:/commentary/7954658</id>
    <updated>2010-03-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>DATENSCHUTZFORUM </name>
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Auflage, S. 696). Ob im Einzelfall die 10-Personen-Anzahl erreicht wird, l&#228;sst sich nur individuell feststellen. Bei einem kaufm&#228;nnischen Betrieb erscheint es jedoch wahrscheinlich, dass bei 30 Besch&#228;ftigten mindestens 10 Personen die ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bfdi.bund.de/bfdi_forum/showthread.php?t=1062&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Not One More Mountain!</title>
    <link href="http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2010/03/07/not-one-more-mountain" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-06:/commentary/7790013</id>
    <updated>2010-03-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Voices </name>
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iLoveMountains.org for more information on the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310), the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) and the End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington. -###-. Sandra Diaz, Full Press Packet Available Here: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2010/03/07/not-one-more-mountain&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Another voice, another record, to stop mountaintop removal coal ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-25:/commentary/7790014</id>
    <updated>2010-02-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ohio Citizen Action </name>
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Neither Ohio Senator is a co-sponsor of the Senate version, the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696), despite letters and messages from 34195 Ohioans,&#8221; Kate Russell, Organizer, Ohio Citizen Action. February 26th, 2010 | Tags: mountaintop ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://207.170.131.158/?p=464&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mindestlohn in Deutschland!? &#171; Wiwi-Werkbank</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-22:/commentary/7727252</id>
    <updated>2010-02-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Wiwi-Werkbank </name>
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Kritische Hinweise zu P. Kalmbach &#252;ber Mindestl&#246;hne in Deutschland / Rudolf Hickel. (2007) In: Wirtschaftsdienst. - Berlin . &#8211; Bd. 87.2007, 10, (Okt.2007) S. 696-698. pr&#252;fen &amp;amp; bestellen &amp;middot; Zeitschrift verf&#252;gbar? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiwi-werkbank.de/2010/02/mindestlohn-in-deutschland/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Baltimore City Paper: The News Hole: Catherine Pancake On the ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-21:/commentary/7678035</id>
    <updated>2010-02-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Baltimore City Paper </name>
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Benjamin Cardin&amp;#39;s (D-Md.) Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696), which was introduced nearly a year ago. The bill would amend the Clean Water Act to curtail the disposal of coal-mining waste into streams, and was referred to the Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.citypaper.com/digest.asp?id=19822&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Environmental Legislation: Mountaintop Mining: Background on ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-14:/commentary/7591083</id>
    <updated>2010-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Environmental Legislation </name>
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Congressional attention to these issues, including legislation that seeks to restrict the practice (H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, and S. 696, the Appalachia Restoration Act), also is discussed. Date of Report: February 4, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://environmental-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/02/mountaintop-mining-background-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bills Aim To Undo Bush Coal Mining Ruling - Blog - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-11:/commentary/10808615</id>
    <updated>2010-02-11T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Eric Naing</name>
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Ben Cardin [D, MD]&amp;#39;s Appalachia Restoration Act (S.696) and Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]&amp;#39;s Clean Water Protection Act (H.R.1310) both would undo President Bush&amp;#39;s rule change by redefining &#8220;fill material&#8221; to once again exclude mining ... Bot&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1568-Bills-Aim-To-Undo-Bush-Coal-Mining-Ruling&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Zeitschrift f&#252;r Historische Forschung. Vierteljahresschrift zur ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-07:/commentary/7591087</id>
    <updated>2010-02-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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(Gerd Dethlefs) S. 696. Ziegler, Walter, Die Entscheidung deutscher L&#228;nder f&#252;r oder gegen Luther. Studien zu Reformation und Konfessionalisierung im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert. Gesammelte Aufs&#228;tze (Harm Klueting) S. 698 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/zeitschriften/ausgabe=5380&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Englisch vor Gericht | Sprachlog</title>
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    <updated>2010-01-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Sprachlog </name>
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(Siehe mit Verweis auf weitere Schwierigkeiten: Mor&#233;teau, Revue international de droit compar&#233; 2009, S. 696, 708 - leider auf Franz&#246;sisch, f&#252;r englische Literatur verweist der Autor auf: Mor&#233;teau, Project to Reform the Law of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wissenslogs.de/wblogs/blog/sprachlog/sprachpolitik/2010-02-01/englisch-vor-gericht&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Email from the good folks at I Love Mountains ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-30:/commentary/7591084</id>
    <updated>2010-01-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sustainabilityplu's Blog </name>
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In 2010, we have a real opportunity to pass the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) &#8212; bills that would significantly advance our goal of ending mountaintop removal coal mining. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sustainabilityplu.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/email-from-the-good-folks-at-i-love-mountains/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>News from the Mountaintop Removal Road Show &#171; The Levisa Lazer</title>
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    <updated>2010-01-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Levisa Lazer </name>
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In 2010, we have a real opportunity to pass the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) &#8212; bills that would significantly advance our goal of ending mountaintop removal coal mining. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thelevisalazer.com/?p=27462&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A7120A - NY Senate Open Legislation - Allows certain members ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-25:/commentary/7421274</id>
    <updated>2010-01-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2009: S.696 - Referred to Civil Service / A.7120 - Referred to Governmental Employees. 2008: S.6925 - 3rd Reading Calendar / A.9897 - Reported to Ways &amp;amp; Means. 2007: S.2174 / A.4466 - Veto #106 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/api/html/bill/A7120A?A7120A-1264550400000-print+number+7120a&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DUM-Blog: Jeannot unterwegs</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-25:/commentary/7386053</id>
    <updated>2010-01-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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(S. 696) Doch selbst bei den Liebmanns findet Dojno keine Ruhe, er will sich in den Tod fl&#252;chten: &#8222;Es mu&#223;te ein Unfall sein, kein Selbstmord.&#8220; (S. 704) Und wer rettet ihn? Jeannot, ein Kind, acht, neun Jahre alt. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dum-blog.blogspot.com/2010/01/jeannot-unterwegs.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S696A - NY Senate Open Legislation - Allows certain members ...</title>
    <link href="http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/api/html/bill/S696A?S696A-1264377600000-PRINT+NUMBER+696A" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-23:/commentary/7399666</id>
    <updated>2010-01-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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LBD05407-03-0 S. 696--A 2 1 DEPARTMENT PENSION FUND AND THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION RETIRE- 2 MENT SYSTEM. 3 B. ELIGIBILITY. 1. ANY QUALIFYING MEMBER, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION A 4 OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO RETIRE ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/api/html/bill/S696A?S696A-1264377600000-PRINT+NUMBER+696A&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S696A - NY Senate Open Legislation - Allows certain members ...</title>
    <link href="http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/api/html/bill/S696A?S696A-1264377600000-AMEND+AND+RECOMMIT+TO+CIVIL+SERVICE+AND+PENSIONS" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-23:/commentary/7386052</id>
    <updated>2010-01-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NY Senate Open Legislation </name>
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LBD05407-03-0 S. 696--A 2 1 DEPARTMENT PENSION FUND AND THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION RETIRE- 2 MENT SYSTEM. 3 B. ELIGIBILITY. 1. ANY QUALIFYING MEMBER, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION A 4 OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO RETIRE ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/api/html/bill/S696A?S696A-1264377600000-AMEND+AND+RECOMMIT+TO+CIVIL+SERVICE+AND+PENSIONS&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Alliance for Appalachia &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Join Us for Week in ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/join-us-for-week-in-washington-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-12:/commentary/7352209</id>
    <updated>2010-01-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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In 2010, we have a real opportunity to pass the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) &#8212; bills that would significantly advance our goal of ending mountaintop removal coal mining. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/join-us-for-week-in-washington-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/652" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-12:/commentary/7242820</id>
    <updated>2010-01-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
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In 2010, we have a real opportunity to pass the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) &#8212; bills that would significantly advance our goal of ending mountaintop removal coal mining. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/652&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Politico&amp;#39;s Alex Isenstadt Rocks One Side of West Virginia Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.jessdillman.com/politicos-alex-isenstadt-rocks-one-side-of-we" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-05:/commentary/7591082</id>
    <updated>2010-01-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jess Dillman </name>
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Another West Virginia resident Bo Webb appealed to Senator Byrd last April in a Charleston Gazette opinion piece to co-sponsor the Appalachian Mountain Restoration Act (S.696) to end mountaintop removal: &#8220;Sen. Byrd, as a grandfather, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jessdillman.com/politicos-alex-isenstadt-rocks-one-side-of-we&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Politico&amp;#39;s Alex Isenstadt Rocks One Side of West Virginia Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://sassydc.posterous.com/politicos-alex-isenstadt-rocks-one-side-of-we" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-05:/commentary/7180603</id>
    <updated>2010-01-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sassy DC </name>
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Another West Virginia resident Bo Webb appealed to Senator Byrd last April in a Charleston Gazette opinion piece to co-sponsor the Appalachian Mountain Restoration Act (S.696) to end mountaintop removal: &#8220;Sen. Byrd, as a grandfather, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sassydc.posterous.com/politicos-alex-isenstadt-rocks-one-side-of-we&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Byrd, Jay; liberals; predators - Letters - The Charleston Gazette ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-24:/commentary/7128064</id>
    <updated>2009-12-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Charleston Gazette - Opinion </name>
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I don&amp;#39;t see how it matters if every person in the entire state should call Senators Byrd and Rockefeller and plead with them to vote against the so-called &amp;quot;Appalachian Restoration Act&amp;quot; (S. 696) which will put a strangle hold on coal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200912250193&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Support the Appalachia Restoration Act, S. 696</title>
    <link href="http://endmtr.com/2009/12/20/support-the-appalachia-restoration-act-s-696/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-18:/commentary/7010091</id>
    <updated>2009-12-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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ACT now and contact your Senators and urge them to oppose the so-called &#8220;Appalachian Restoration Act&#8221; (S. 696). This bill jeopardizes the future of domestic coal mining and will saddle American consumers and businesses with massive ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://endmtr.com/2009/12/20/support-the-appalachia-restoration-act-s-696/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Blogs @ The Charleston Gazette - &#187; Big coal worried about ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2009/12/18/big-coal-worried-about-appalachian-restoration-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/6982203</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Coal Tattoo </name>
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ACT now and contact your Senators and urge them to oppose the so-called &#8220;Appalachian Restoration Act&#8221; (S. 696). This bill jeopardizes the future of domestic coal mining and will saddle American consumers and businesses with massive ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2009/12/18/big-coal-worried-about-appalachian-restoration-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mysteria3000 &#187; Archiv &#187; Quetzalcoatl und Cortes</title>
    <link href="http://www.mysteria3000.de/wp/quetzalcoatl-und-cortes-%E2%80%93-uber-die-legende-von-den-weisen-gottern-und-die-herkunft-der-bedeutungsvollsten-gottheit-mittelamerikas/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/7804338</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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[86] Vgl. Hlawitschka-Roth 2009, http://www.planet-wissen.de/kultur_medien/sammeln/sammlerwissen/sammlerwissen_kunstfaelscher.jsp, gesichtet am 13.12.2009 [87] Vgl. Seler 1960, S. 675 [88] a.a.O., S. 696 [89] Stierlin 2001, S. 186 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mysteria3000.de/wp/quetzalcoatl-und-cortes-%E2%80%93-uber-die-legende-von-den-weisen-gottern-und-die-herkunft-der-bedeutungsvollsten-gottheit-mittelamerikas/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mysteria3000 &#187; Archiv &#187; Quetzalcoatl und Cortes</title>
    <link href="http://www.mysteria3000.de/wp/2009/quetzalcoatl-und-cortes-%E2%80%93-uber-die-legende-von-den-weisen-gottern-und-die-herkunft-der-bedeutungsvollsten-gottheit-mittelamerikas/comment-page-1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/7296020</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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[86] Vgl. Hlawitschka-Roth 2009, http://www.planet-wissen.de/kultur_medien/sammeln/sammlerwissen/sammlerwissen_kunstfaelscher.jsp, gesichtet am 13.12.2009 [87] Vgl. Seler 1960, S. 675 [88] a.a.O., S. 696 [89] Stierlin 2001, S. 186 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mysteria3000.de/wp/2009/quetzalcoatl-und-cortes-%E2%80%93-uber-die-legende-von-den-weisen-gottern-und-die-herkunft-der-bedeutungsvollsten-gottheit-mittelamerikas/comment-page-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mysteria3000 &#187; Archiv &#187; Quetzalcoatl und Cortes</title>
    <link href="http://www.mysteria3000.de/wp/2009/quetzalcoatl-und-cortes-%E2%80%93-uber-die-legende-von-den-weisen-gottern-und-die-herkunft-der-bedeutungsvollsten-gottheit-mittelamerikas/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/7221304</id>
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[86] Vgl. Hlawitschka-Roth 2009, http://www.planet-wissen.de/kultur_medien/sammeln/sammlerwissen/sammlerwissen_kunstfaelscher.jsp, gesichtet am 13.12.2009 [87] Vgl. Seler 1960, S. 675 [88] a.a.O., S. 696 [89] Stierlin 2001, S. 186 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mysteria3000.de/wp/2009/quetzalcoatl-und-cortes-%E2%80%93-uber-die-legende-von-den-weisen-gottern-und-die-herkunft-der-bedeutungsvollsten-gottheit-mittelamerikas/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mysteria3000 &#187; Archiv &#187; Quetzalcoatl und Cortes &#8211; &#252;ber die Legende ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/7040845</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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[86] Vgl. Hlawitschka-Roth 2009, http://www.planet-wissen.de/kultur_medien/sammeln/sammlerwissen/sammlerwissen_kunstfaelscher.jsp, gesichtet am 13.12.2009. [87] Vgl. Seler 1960, S. 675. [88] a.a.O., S. 696. [89] Stierlin 2001, S. 186 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mysteria3000.de/wp/?p=609&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ISS - See the mountaintop removal mining video they&amp;#39;ll be watching ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.southernstudies.org/2009/12/see-the-mountaintop-removal-mining-video-theyll-be-watching-in-copenhagen.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6945801</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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They&amp;#39;re also asking concerned citizens to e-mail their Senators and urge them to pass the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696). The legislation would dramatically reduce mountaintop removal mining, which adds to greenhouse gas pollution. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.southernstudies.org/2009/12/see-the-mountaintop-removal-mining-video-theyll-be-watching-in-copenhagen.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Leveling Appalachia: The Legacy of Mountaintop Removal Mining ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/north-american-news-current-events/4653-leveling-appalachia-legacy-mountaintop-removal-mining.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-05:/commentary/7080420</id>
    <updated>2009-12-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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What&amp;#39;s going on with S.696... the AppalachiaRestoration Act since we have McCluskey making statements??? Who&amp;#39;s the new director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/north-american-news-current-events/4653-leveling-appalachia-legacy-mountaintop-removal-mining.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Energy and Environment Monitor: EPA Working With Senators Cardin ...</title>
    <link href="http://eem.jacksonkelly.com/2009/11/epa-working-with-senators-cardin-and-alexander-to-draft-clean-water-act-amendment-that-would-prohibi.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-19:/commentary/6754550</id>
    <updated>2009-11-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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In March 2009, Senators Cardin (D-Md.) and Alexander (R-Tn.) introduced Senate Bill S. 696, otherwise known as the Appalachian Restoration Act. S. 696 would have amended the Clean Water Act to define &#8220;fill material&#8221; as any pollutant ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eem.jacksonkelly.com/2009/11/epa-working-with-senators-cardin-and-alexander-to-draft-clean-water-act-amendment-that-would-prohibi.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Babble On: Government &amp;amp; Dolly Again</title>
    <link href="http://joy-babbleon.blogspot.com/2009/11/government-dolly-again.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-09:/commentary/6655662</id>
    <updated>2009-11-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Alexander&amp;#39;s bill, The &amp;quot;Appalachia Restoration Act&amp;quot; (S. 696) doesn&amp;#39;t sit well with certain coal companies such as Coal Mac, a division of St. Louis-based coal giant Arch Coal. In a July 6 letter, Coal Mac HR Manager Richard Phillips ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://joy-babbleon.blogspot.com/2009/11/government-dolly-again.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>[TN-Bird] Action Alert: Stop mountaintop mining - tn-bird - FreeLists</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Send a thank you letter (Fax or email only) to Senator Alexander for co-sponsoring S. 696, the =B3Appalachian Restoration Act=B2. [See addresses below]=20 2. Send a letter to Corker asking him to become a co-sponsor Action in the House: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freelists.org/post/tn-bird/Action-Alert-Stop-mountaintop-mining&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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OLG Hamm, NJW-RR 1998, S. 909- Krupp; OLG K&#246;ln, CR 2000, S. 696 &#8211; maxem.de; GRUR 2000, S. 798), nicht aber eine Namensleugnung, da das Recht des Namenstr&#228;gers zur F&#252;hrung seines Namens nicht bestritten wird. Nur in der Registrierung . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s909/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Trying to Open My Eyes: XXII - Echo</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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1310 and S. 696) Basically, I just wasn&amp;#39;t bringing home the bacon, and non-profs are all about the money. I knew that going in. But, the same day, I moved into my new office at Longworth Hall. A friend of mine has a large office suite, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tryingtoopenmyeyes.blogspot.com/2009/10/xxii-echo.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Friday October 30th 2009 | Thom Hartmann</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Thank you for contacting me to share your support for the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696). It is an honor to serve as your Senator, and I appreciate hearing from you. I, too, support this legislation because mountaintop removal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thomhartmann.com/2009/10/25/friday-october-30th-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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S. 696 25-Mar-09 Sam Brownback A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include a definition of fill material. &#8226; S. 675 24-Mar-09 Carl Levin A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit the sale ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://apa-tpd.blogspot.com/2009/10/us-senate-bills-in-environment-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Smileys und Z&#195;&#164;hne - Unendlicher Spass</title>
    <link href="http://www.unendlicherspass.de/2009/10/01/smileys-und-zahne/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/commentary/6257026</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Unendlicher Spass </name>
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Don Gately (siehe S. 80ff) bestiehlt und t&#195;&#182;tet Guillaume DuPlessis, den Chef der A.F.R., anschlie&#195;&#376;end gelangen die gestohlenen Patronen &#195;&#188;ber Gatelys unf&#195;&#164;higen Kumpel Trent Kite an 60er-Bob (S. 1331), den auf S. 696 beschriebenen ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.unendlicherspass.de/2009/10/01/smileys-und-zahne/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Sen. Ben Cardin Questioned on public transit and MTR &#194;&#171; The Dirty Lie</title>
    <link href="http://thedirtylie.com/blog/?p=1753" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-22:/commentary/6195550</id>
    <updated>2009-09-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Dirty Lie </name>
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Finally, Cardin doesn&amp;#39;t mention this specifically either, but he is an original sponsor of S. 696, the Appalachia Restoration Act, which would define the word &#226;&#8364;&#339;fill&#226;&#8364;* to prevent mountaintop-removal mining operations from dumping waste ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thedirtylie.com/blog/?p=1753&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Alliance for Appalachia &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Alliance Members ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/alliance-members-brief-congressional-staffers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-21:/commentary/6278263</id>
    <updated>2009-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Alliance for Appalachia </name>
    </author>
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... on Capitol Hill while McCoy and fellow Kentuckians Carl Shoupe, Carrie Traud and Rick Moore, was in Washington lobbying House and Senate members on H.R. 1310 and it&amp;#39;s companion Senate Bill, the Appalachia Restoration Act (S.696). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/alliance-members-brief-congressional-staffers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Greenhoof &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Sen. Ben Cardin answers Grist&amp;#39;s ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.greenhoof.com/2009/09/22/sen-ben-cardin-answers-grists-questions-on-public-transit-and-mountaintop-removal-mining/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-21:/commentary/6187915</id>
    <updated>2009-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Greenhoof </name>
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Finally, Cardin doesn&amp;#39;t mention this specifically either, but he is an original sponsor of S. 696, the Appalachia Restoration Act, which would define the word &#226;&#8364;&#339;fill&#226;&#8364;* to prevent mountaintop-removal mining operations from dumping waste ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.greenhoof.com/2009/09/22/sen-ben-cardin-answers-grists-questions-on-public-transit-and-mountaintop-removal-mining/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Switchboard, from NRDC :: Rob Perks&amp;#39;s Blog :: Cardin Cares About ...</title>
    <link href="http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rperks/cardin_cares_about_mountains.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-21:/commentary/6187914</id>
    <updated>2009-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Switchboard, from NRDC &#8250; Rob Perks's Blog </name>
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Lamar Alexander (R-TN) -- of the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696), a bill that would essentially ban mountaintop removal by preventing coal companies from dumping mining waste into valley streams. In an interview with Grist, Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rperks/cardin_cares_about_mountains.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>KFTC Members Help Brief Congressional Staffers &#8212; Kentuckians For ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2009/09/16/kftc-members-help-brief-congressional-staffers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-15:/commentary/6655664</id>
    <updated>2009-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KFTC Blog </name>
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... on Capitol Hill while McCoy and fellow Kentuckians Carl Shoupe, Carrie Traud and Rick Moore, was in Washington lobbying House and Senate members on H.R. 1310 and it&amp;#39;s companion Senate Bill, the Appalachia Restoration Act (S.696). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2009/09/16/kftc-members-help-brief-congressional-staffers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>KFTC Members Help Brief Congressional Staffers &#8212; Kentuckians For ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2009/09/16/kftc-members-help-brief-congressional-staffers/view" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-15:/commentary/6447407</id>
    <updated>2009-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KFTC Blog </name>
    </author>
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... on Capitol Hill while McCoy and fellow Kentuckians Carl Shoupe, Carrie Traud and Rick Moore, was in Washington lobbying House and Senate members on H.R. 1310 and it&amp;#39;s companion Senate Bill, the Appalachia Restoration Act (S.696). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2009/09/16/kftc-members-help-brief-congressional-staffers/view&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>KFTC Members Help Brief Congressional Staffers &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Kentuckians For ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2009/09/16/kftc-members-help-brief-congressional-staffers" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-15:/commentary/6135486</id>
    <updated>2009-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KFTC Blog </name>
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    <content type="html">
... joined by fellow Kentuckians Carl Shoupe, Carrie Traud and Rick Moore, was in Washington lobbying House and Senate Members on H.R. 1310 and it&amp;#39;s companion Senate Bill, the Appalachia Restoration Act (S.696). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2009/09/16/kftc-members-help-brief-congressional-staffers&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rez. NS: M.Y. Arani: Fotografische Selbst- und Fremdbilder - H-Soz ...</title>
    <link href="http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/2009-3-193" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-11:/commentary/6165756</id>
    <updated>2009-09-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>H-Soz-u-Kult </name>
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Auch die Fotos, in denen der Habitus intensiv ins Auge f&#195;&#164;llt &#226;&#8364;&#8220; etwa bei dem Paar unter dem Weihnachtsbaum (S. 696), dem arbeitenden Fotolaboranten (S. 703) oder den Gruppenbildnissen (S. 486ff.) &#226;&#8364;&#8220; werden nicht unter diesem Aspekt ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/2009-3-193&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rez. NS: M.Y. Arani: Fotografische Selbst- und Fremdbilder - H-Soz ...</title>
    <link href="http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/type=rezbuecher&amp;amp;id=11638" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-11:/commentary/6143877</id>
    <updated>2009-09-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>H-Soz-u-Kult </name>
    </author>
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Auch die Fotos, in denen der Habitus intensiv ins Auge f&#195;&#164;llt &#226;&#8364;&#8220; etwa bei dem Paar unter dem Weihnachtsbaum (S. 696), dem arbeitenden Fotolaboranten (S. 703) oder den Gruppenbildnissen (S. 486ff.) &#226;&#8364;&#8220; werden nicht unter diesem Aspekt ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/type=rezbuecher&amp;amp;id=11638&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>cyclopsvuethinks</title>
    <link href="http://cyclopsvuethinks.blogspot.com/2009/09/king-koal-feels-pinch-good-news.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-10:/commentary/6533646</id>
    <updated>2009-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>cyclopsvuethinks </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) in the Senate. See which politicians line up for coal money at: Follow the Coal Money You can find your representatives&amp;#39; contact info here: Contact Your Representative. Posted by cyclopsvue at 4:17 PM ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cyclopsvuethinks.blogspot.com/2009/09/king-koal-feels-pinch-good-news.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>EPA to scrutinize dozens of mining permits - News - The Charleston ...</title>
    <link href="http://wvgazette.com/News/200909110392" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-10:/commentary/6299011</id>
    <updated>2009-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Charleston Gazette - News </name>
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The Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) http://www.ilovemountains.org/appalachia-restoration-act/. Posted By: Nanette (5:25pm 09-12-2009). Report Abuse. Yep, OC you are right. They always revert back to God guns or gays. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wvgazette.com/News/200909110392&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>EPA to scrutinize dozens of mining permits - News - The Charleston ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200909110392" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-10:/commentary/6143876</id>
    <updated>2009-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Charleston Gazette - News </name>
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The Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) http://www.ilovemountains.org/appalachia-restoration-act/. Posted By: Nanette (5:25pm 09-12-2009). Report Abuse. Yep, OC you are right. They always revert back to God guns or gays. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200909110392&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CyclopsVue</title>
    <link href="http://cyclopsvue.blogspot.com/2009/09/good-news.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-10:/commentary/6087714</id>
    <updated>2009-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CyclopsVue </name>
    </author>
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Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) in the Senate You can find your representatives contact info here: Contact Your Representative. Posted by jim welke at 4:17 PM. Labels: coal, enery, mountaintop removal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cyclopsvue.blogspot.com/2009/09/good-news.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>KY Journal of Equine, Agriculture &amp;amp; Natural Resources Law: In a ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kjeanrl.com/2009/09/in-recent-decision.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-02:/commentary/6020242</id>
    <updated>2009-09-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KY Journal of Equine, Agriculture &amp; Natural... </name>
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S. 696, 111th Cong. (2009). Although no major congressional action has been taken, the Bill presents another potential challenge for companies like Coeur Alaska in the development of their mining operations. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kjeanrl.com/2009/09/in-recent-decision.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Elfen Seefahrer-Magier - Midgard-Forum</title>
    <link href="http://www.midgard-forum.de/forum/showthread.php?t=23446" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-01:/commentary/6010954</id>
    <updated>2009-09-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Midgard-Forum </name>
    </author>
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Die gr&#195;&#182;&#195;&#376;te Liebe ist jene, welche unerf&#195;&#188;llt bleibt... Zitat von HP7, S. 696. Spoiler! Zum Lesen bitte markieren. &amp;quot;Nach all dieser Zeit?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Immer&amp;quot;. Shayleigh ist offline. Shayleigh. &#195;&#8211;ffentliches Profil ansehen ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.midgard-forum.de/forum/showthread.php?t=23446&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Zuordnung Nickname - RL Name - Midgard-Forum</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-23:/commentary/6052397</id>
    <updated>2009-08-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Midgard-Forum </name>
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Die gr&#195;&#182;&#195;&#376;te Liebe ist jene, welche unerf&#195;&#188;llt bleibt... Zitat von HP7, S. 696. Spoiler! Zum Lesen bitte markieren. &amp;quot;Nach all dieser Zeit?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Immer&amp;quot;. Shayleigh ist offline. Shayleigh. &#195;&#8211;ffentliches Profil ansehen ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.midgard-forum.de/forum/showthread.php?t=23378&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dave Cooper: Dollywood Boycott Falls Flat | Green Living Tips and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-20:/commentary/5909280</id>
    <updated>2009-08-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Green Living Tips and Ideas </name>
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Alexander&amp;#39;s bill, The &#226;&#8364;&#339;Appalachia Restoration Act&#226;&#8364;* (S. 696) doesn&amp;#39;t sit well with certain coal companies such as Coal Mac, a ision of St. Louis-based coal giant Arch Coal. In a July 6 letter, Coal Mac HR Manager Richard Phillips advised .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.getgreenliving.com/dave-cooper-dollywood-boycott-falls-flat/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>sarahbrand: &amp;quot;We&amp;#39;ll hold on to each other so we don&amp;#39;t fall down.&amp;quot;</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-17:/commentary/5881666</id>
    <updated>2009-08-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Empress of Ice-Cream </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Finally, S. 696, the Appalachia Restoration Act, will help protect Appalachian streams from the wasteful and destructive effects of mountaintop removal mining. I suggest you take a minute to write your senators and ask them to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sarahbrand.livejournal.com/83929.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rob Perks: Defending Dolly from Big Coal Bullies</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-perks/defending-dolly-from-big_b_247883.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-29:/commentary/6187916</id>
    <updated>2009-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com </name>
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Whether you live in Tennessee, visit the Volunteer State or just appreciate what Sen. Alexander is doing, take a moment to email him a note of thanks. And be sure to urge your senators to support the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-perks/defending-dolly-from-big_b_247883.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Switchboard, from NRDC :: Rob Perks's Blog :: Defending Dolly from ...</title>
    <link href="http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rperks/defending_dolly_from_big_coal.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-29:/commentary/5701334</id>
    <updated>2009-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Switchboard, from NRDC &#8250; Rob Perks's Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Lamar Alexander (R-TN), co-sponsor of the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696), a bi-partisan bill that would effectively ban the world's worst strip mining: mountaintop removal. Sen. Alexander told the Knoxville News-Sentinel that he's ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rperks/defending_dolly_from_big_coal.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Switchboard, from NRDC :: Rob Perks&amp;#39;s Blog :: Tennessee: Tourists ...</title>
    <link href="http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rperks/mountaintop_removal_not_welcom.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-27:/commentary/6700093</id>
    <updated>2009-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Switchboard, from NRDC &#8250; Rob Perks's Blog </name>
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And no matter where you live, urge your senators to support his bill, the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696). What the mining companies don&amp;#39;t realize is that the mountains belong to all Americans, not the industry. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rperks/mountaintop_removal_not_welcom.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mountaintop Removal of Coal and Birds | Letters | Our Gazette ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-27:/commentary/5783291</id>
    <updated>2009-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Letters to the Editor | Our Gazette </name>
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The bill before the Senate is S. 696, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Appalachian Restoration Act,&#226;&#8364;* introduced by Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN). These bills are essential to protect Appalachia's rivers and streams from being polluted and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ourgazette.com/letters/Mountaintop-Removal-of-Coal-and-Birds&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Center for Environment, Commerce &amp; Energy: Cardin &amp; Alexander Seek ...</title>
    <link href="http://cenvironment.blogspot.com/2009/07/cardin-alexander-seek-to-ban-mountain.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-26:/commentary/5677545</id>
    <updated>2009-07-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Center for Environment, Commerce &amp; Energy </name>
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Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md), left, and Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn), right, have introduced legislation (Alexander-Cardin Appalachian Restoration Act- S. 696) to ban mountaintop-removal coal mining. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cenvironment.blogspot.com/2009/07/cardin-alexander-seek-to-ban-mountain.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Coal industry calls for tourism | Latest Information</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-20:/commentary/5783292</id>
    <updated>2009-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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As the AP story explains, &#226;&#8364;&#339;angry&#226;&#8364;* Appalachian coal miners are refusing to vacation in Tennessee because they're upset that Republican Senator Lamar Alexander (TN) is co-sponsoring a bill &#226;&#8364;&#8221; The Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) &#226;&#8364;&#8220; t&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://trends.sttring.info/?p=21159&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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EU666 Biodefense stockpile. UM100 Controlled/Gov't Distribution in US US666 Biodefense stockpile. EM160 Controlled/Gov't Distribution in EU. obama invested in biotec firms linked to this the number of his bill was. S.696 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prisonplanet.com/eu666-biodefense-stockpile-and-us666-biodefense-stockpile.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>West Virginia Highlands Voice &#194;&#187; MOUNTAINTOP MIND BOGGLE</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-10:/commentary/5518255</id>
    <updated>2009-07-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>West Virginia Highlands Voice </name>
    </author>
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My more limited offering for this issue of the Voice is a brief account of the June 25th Senate Subcommittee hearing prompted by Senate Bill (S. 696) which was introduced in the 111th Session of Congress on March 25, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wvhighlands.org/wv_voice/?p=1704&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Obama Breaks Appalachia's Heart - Care2 News Network</title>
    <link href="http://www.care2.com/news/member/497847928/1184625" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-02:/commentary/5459809</id>
    <updated>2009-07-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Care2 News Network </name>
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There are 3 other petitions to sign on it to abolish mountaintop removal coal mining by overturning the Bush 'fill rule' and then supporting legislation to this end (the Appalachia Restoration Act/S. 696 in the Senate &amp; the Clean Water ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.care2.com/news/member/497847928/1184625&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Energy and Environment Monitor: U.S. Supreme Court Confirms ...</title>
    <link href="http://eem.jacksonkelly.com/2009/07/us-supreme-court-confirms-traditional-interpretation-of-clean-water-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-30:/commentary/5441430</id>
    <updated>2009-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Energy and Environment Monitor </name>
    </author>
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7 Opinion at 10. 8 Id. 9 WVCA v. Bragg, 248 F.3d 275 (4th Cir. 2001). 10 Opinion at 23. 11 Opinion at 10. 12 S. 696. This article was authored by Blair M. Gardner, Jackson Kelly PLLC. For more information on the author see here. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eem.jacksonkelly.com/2009/07/us-supreme-court-confirms-traditional-interpretation-of-clean-water-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Help Stop the Harmful Effects of Mountain Top Removal in West ...</title>
    <link href="http://ecomattersdaily.com/2009/06/obama-administration-gives-thumbs-up-to-mountaintop-removal-mining/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-29:/commentary/5441428</id>
    <updated>2009-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>EcoMatters - Green News with Actionable Solutions </name>
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Thank you for speaking out against mountaintop removal. It is a crime of epic proportions. Please contact your senators and tell them to support the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) which will ban mountaintop removal. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ecomattersdaily.com/2009/06/obama-administration-gives-thumbs-up-to-mountaintop-removal-mining/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Richard Salzman: More Arrests at &amp;quot;Mountain Justice Summer&amp;quot; Protest</title>
    <link href="http://richardsalzman.blogspot.com/2009/06/more-arrests-at-mountain-justice-summer.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/commentary/6210815</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Richard Salzman </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Ask them to act now to stop mountain top removal. You should also ask all Senators to join Senator Cardin as a sponsor of S. 696, The Appalachian Restoration Act, that would outlaw this mining practice. Find your senator here: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://richardsalzman.blogspot.com/2009/06/more-arrests-at-mountain-justice-summer.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>West Virginia Blue:: If you love WV, call your congresscritters to ...</title>
    <link href="http://wvablue.com/diary/4664/if-you-love-wv-call-your-congresscritters-to-insist-they-pass-s696-the-appalachiarestoration-act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/commentary/5485443</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>West Virginia Blue - Front Page </name>
    </author>
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Senator Cardin has scheduled an open committee hearing for S. 696 on Thursday, June 25, so a call to your Congrescritter's offices would help rid us of this scourge on the State and citizens of West Virginia. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wvablue.com/diary/4664/if-you-love-wv-call-your-congresscritters-to-insist-they-pass-s696-the-appalachiarestoration-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Civil Disobedience &amp; Mountaintop Removal | STOP Mountaintop ...</title>
    <link href="http://endmtr.com/2009/06/24/civil-disobedience-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/commentary/5441432</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>STOP Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Support The Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) &#183; Join the Blogger's Challenge sponsored by ilovemountains.org! Translate to German &#183; Translate to Spanish &#183; Translate to French &#183; Translate to Italian &#183; Translate to Po&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://endmtr.com/2009/06/24/civil-disobedience-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>West Virginia Blue:: If you love WV, call your congresscritters to ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.wvablue.com/diary/4664/if-you-love-wv-call-your-congresscritters-to-insist-they-pass-s696-the-appalachiarestoration-act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/commentary/5387949</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>West Virginia Blue - Front Page </name>
    </author>
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Senator Cardin has scheduled an open committee hearing for S. 696 on Thursday, June 25, so a call to your Congrescritter's offices would help rid us of this scourge on the State and citizens of West Virginia. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wvablue.com/diary/4664/if-you-love-wv-call-your-congresscritters-to-insist-they-pass-s696-the-appalachiarestoration-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>t r u t h o u t | Reckoning at Coal River</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/8865956</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Truthout - All Articles </name>
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Senator Cardin is the sponsor of S. 696, The Appalachian Restoration Act, a two-page bill that would outlaw the mining practice. As bridge between the Congressional hearings on Thursday and the march from Marsh Fork Elementary School on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truth-out.org/062309EA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Switchboard, from NRDC :: Rob Perks's Blog :: Supreme Court Ruling ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5401743</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Switchboard, from NRDC &#8250; Rob Perks's Blog </name>
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This Thursday, the Senate will hold a hearing on one of those bills, the bi-partisan Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696), co-sponsored by Sens. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN). I'll be live blogging the Senate hearing. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rperks/supreme_court_ruling_has_impli.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>t r u t h o u t | Reckoning at Coal River</title>
    <link href="http://www.truthout.org/062309EA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5387953</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Truthout - All Articles </name>
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Senator Cardin is the sponsor of S. 696, The Appalachian Restoration Act, a two-page bill that would outlaw the mining practice. As bridge between the Congressional hearings on Thursday and the march from Marsh Fork Elementary School on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truthout.org/062309EA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rob Perks: Supreme Court Ruling Has Implications for Mountaintop ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-perks/supreme-court-ruling-has_b_219680.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5387952</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com </name>
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This Thursday, the Senate will hold a hearing on one of those bills, the bi-partisan Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696), co-sponsored by Sens. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN). I'll be live blogging the Senate hearing. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-perks/supreme-court-ruling-has_b_219680.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reckoning at Coal River &#194;&#171; Chrisy58's Weblog</title>
    <link href="http://chrisy58.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/reckoning-at-coal-river/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5343628</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chrisy58's Weblog </name>
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Senator Cardin is the sponsor of S. 696, The Appalachian Restoration Act, a two-page bill that would outlaw the mining practice. As bridge between the Congressional hearings on Thursday and the march from Marsh Fork Elementary School on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chrisy58.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/reckoning-at-coal-river/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jeff Biggers: Reckoning at Coal River: Media and Nation Must Bear ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-biggers/reckoning-at-coal-river-m_b_218682.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-20:/commentary/7925415</id>
    <updated>2009-06-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Senator Cardin is the sponsor of S. 696, The Appalachian Restoration Act, a two-page bill that would outlaw the mining practice. As bridge between the Congressional hearings on Thursday and the march from Marsh Fork Elementary School on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-biggers/reckoning-at-coal-river-m_b_218682.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Life in Small Bites Environment Blog: Obama Mountaintop Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://anniekatec.blogspot.com/2009/06/obama-mountaintop-coal-mining-plan.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5270838</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Life in Small Bites Environment Blog </name>
    </author>
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He sponsored S. 696, the Appalachian Restoration Act. Senator Cardin announced that he intends to hold a hearing to address &quot;mountaintop mining&quot; practices, saying, &quot;We must put an end to this mining method that has buried more than a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anniekatec.blogspot.com/2009/06/obama-mountaintop-coal-mining-plan.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Isotopic gene pool error by lizzie gott</title>
    <link href="http://purplefly.blogstream.com/v1/pid/396021.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-12:/commentary/5252042</id>
    <updated>2009-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Isotopic gene pool error </name>
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As you may know, S. 696 was introduced to the Senate on March 25, 2009. This legislation would define &quot;fill material&quot; as any pollutant which would replace waters of the United States with dry land or modifies the bottom elevation of a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://purplefly.blogstream.com/v1/pid/396021.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>cyclopsvuethinks</title>
    <link href="http://cyclopsvuethinks.blogspot.com/2009/06/mountaintop-removal-tell-congress-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/6812142</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>cyclopsvuethinks </name>
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Contact your representatives, tell them to support The Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and The Appalachian Restoration Act (S. 696). Tell them to end this, now. Here&amp;#39;s news on the latest EPA action: Obama Mountaintop Coal Mining ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cyclopsvuethinks.blogspot.com/2009/06/mountaintop-removal-tell-congress-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>LexisNexis News - Latest News from over 4000 sources, including ...</title>
    <link href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=100007410&amp;amp;docId=l:988846233&amp;amp;isRss=true" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5307257</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Congress - Press Releases </name>
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Senator Cardin is the sponsor of S. 696, The Appalachian Restoration Act, a two-page bill that would outlaw the mining practice. &quot;This legislation will put a stop to the smothering of our nation's streams and water systems and will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=100007410&amp;amp;docId=l:988846233&amp;amp;isRss=true&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>LexisNexis News - Latest News from over 4000 sources, including ...</title>
    <link href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=100007410&amp;amp;docId=l:988846233&amp;amp;start=10" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5287420</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Senator Cardin is the sponsor of S. 696, The Appalachian Restoration Act, a two-page bill that would outlaw the mining practice. &quot;This legislation will put a stop to the smothering of our nation's streams and water systems and will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=100007410&amp;amp;docId=l:988846233&amp;amp;start=10&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#194;&#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/537" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5252043</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
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... Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Water and Wildlife Subcommittee and sponsor of S. 696, the Appalachian Restoration Act. &#226;&#8364;&#339;Today's decision by the Obama Administration to limit the practice through a stronger review of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/537&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Blogs @ The Charleston Gazette - &#194;&#187; Obama's mountaintop removal ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2009/06/11/obamas-mountaintop-removal-plan-what-theyre-saying/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5252041</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Coal Tattoo </name>
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I am the sponsor of S. 696, The Appalachian Restoration Act, a two-page bill that would outlaw the mining practice. This legislation will put a stop to the smothering of our nation's streams and water systems and will restore the Clean ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2009/06/11/obamas-mountaintop-removal-plan-what-theyre-saying/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jeff Biggers: UPDATE: Coalfield Advocates Respond to Mountaintop ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5236978</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com </name>
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... sponsor of S. 696, the Appalachian Restoration Act. &quot;Today's decision by the Obama Administration to limit the practice through a stronger review of mountaintop mining permit applications is an important step in the right direction. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-biggers/breaking-obama-says-mount_b_214207.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Civics Corner: S. 696: Appalachia Restoration Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/commentary/5245643</id>
    <updated>2009-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 696: Appalachia Restoration Act was introduced in the Senate on March 25, 2009 by the bi-partisan team of Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] and Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]. Currently, there are four other cosponsors. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://civicscorner.blogspot.com/2009/06/s-696-appalachia-restoration-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Kurt Frech, Felix Dahn, in: Uwe Puschner u.a. (Hrsg.), Handbuch zur V&#195;&#182;lkischen Bewegung 1871&#226;&#8364;&#8220;1918, M&#195;&#188;nchen 1996, S. 696. Heutzutage gibt es erhebliche Zweifel an Dahns v&#195;&#182;lkischer Gesinnung, vgl. Jan Ph. Reemtsma, Untergang, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.php?id=25082&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Kurt Frech, Felix Dahn, in: Uwe Puschner u.a. (Hrsg.), Handbuch zur V&#195;&#182;lkischen Bewegung 1871&#226;&#8364;&#8220;1918, M&#195;&#188;nchen 1996, S. 696. Heutzutage gibt es erhebliche Zweifel an Dahns v&#195;&#182;lkischer Gesinnung, vgl. Jan Ph. Reemtsma, Untergang, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=25082&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (DNY) is co-sponsoring the Appalachian Restoration Act (S. 696), which would amend the definition of &#226;&#8364;&#339;fill material&#226;&#8364;* in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and to revise the Surface Mining Control and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.indypendent.org/2009/06/04/dirty-little-secret/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Currently we have proposed two bills: a House bill: (H.R. 1310) the Clean Water Protection Act, and a Senate bill: (S. 696) the Appalachia Restoration Act. Both bills will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.towardfreedom.com/home/environment/1593-coal-mine-laws-written-in-blood-an-interview-with-judy-bonds&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Currently we have proposed two bills: a House bill: (H.R. 1310) the Clean Water Protection Act, and a Senate bill: (S. 696) the Appalachia Restoration Act. Both bills will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.towardfreedom.com/environment/1593-coal-mine-laws-written-in-blood-an-interview-with-judy-bonds&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Coal Mine Laws Written in Blood: An Interview with Judy Bonds</title>
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Currently we have proposed two bills: a House bill: (H.R. 1310) the Clean Water Protection Act, and a Senate bill: (S. 696) the Appalachia Restoration Act. Both bills will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://towardfreedom.com/home/environment/1593-coal-mine-laws-written-in-blood-an-interview-with-judy-bonds&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Musings of Auntie Nanuuq: More Environmental Good News: May 16, 2009</title>
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Thank you for writing to express your support for the &quot;Appalachia Restoration Act&quot; (S. 696). I share your concerns about the environmental impacts of mountaintop removal mining, and I welcome the opportunity to respond. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://auntie-nanuuq.blogspot.com/2009/06/more-environmental-good-news-may-16.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Currently we have proposed two bills: a House bill: (H.R. 1310) the Clean Water Protection Act, and a Senate bill: (S. 696) the Appalachia Restoration Act. Both bills will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.towardfreedom.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1593&amp;amp;Itemid=0&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Excerpt from Toward Freedom. Coal Mine Laws Written in Blood: An Interview with Judy Bonds (Coal River Mountain Watch). Written by Frank Joseph Smecker Wednesday, 27 May 2009. &#226;&#8364;&#339;Currently we have proposed two bills: a House bill: (HR ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tuscsustainability.net/2009/05/28/write-congress-support-hr-1310-and-s-696/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Currently we have proposed two bills: a House bill: (H.R. 1310) the Clean Water Protection Act, and a Senate bill: (S. 696) the Appalachia Restoration Act. Both bills will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thedirtylie.com/blog/?p=788&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Thank you for writing to express your support for the &quot;Appalachia Restoration Act&quot; (S. 696). I share your concerns about the environmental impacts of mountaintop removal mining, and I welcome the opportunity to respond. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sustainablerays.blogspot.com/2009/05/diane-feinstain-on-mountaintop-removal.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Alliance for Appalachia &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Appalachian ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-19:/commentary/5059244</id>
    <updated>2009-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S.696. Title: A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include a definition of fill material. Sponsor: Sen Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD] (introduced 3/25/2009) Cosponsors (5) Latest Major Action: 3/25/2009 Referred to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/appalachian-restoration-act-s696-updates/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Kennedy is enlisting concerned citizens to urge swift passage of bi-partisan bills in Congress -- the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) -- aimed at ending mountaintop removal. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://purplefly.blogstream.com/v1/pid/391096.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Thank you for contacting me to express your support for the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696), which would prohibit the dumping of mining waste into streams. I share your concerns about the environmental impacts of mountaintop mining ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.npmb.com/cms2/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?118043&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Kennedy is enlisting concerned citizens to urge swift passage of bi-partisan bills in Congress -- the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) -- aimed at ending mountaintop removal. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rperks/robert_f_kennedy_jr_mobilizes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Doktor Mama: Bashing the sleep away</title>
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50(4), S.696-735 vielleicht oder zum sich Durchklicken hier.) Das Bedenkliche, so finde ich, ist auch, dass das dazugeh&#195;&#182;rige Kind schon die gleichen Rampensau-All&#195;&#188;ren an den Tag legt. Und dazu von den Eltern zu h&#195;&#182;ren bekommt, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://doktormama.blogspot.com/2009/04/bashing-night-away.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Life in Small Bites Environment Blog: From the inbox - Stop ...</title>
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What to do. Send a message urging your senators to support and vote Yes for the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696). Take Action Now. Posted by Annie Kate at 1:08 AM. Labels: Appalachian Mountains, mountaintop removal coal mining ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anniekatec.blogspot.com/2009/04/from-inbox-stop-mountaintop-removal.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>World News Blog &#194;&#187; &#194;&#187; From the inbox - Stop mountaintop removal mining</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-24:/commentary/4848825</id>
    <updated>2009-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Passing this critical bill would add to the growing momentum to stop coal companies from ravaging our natural heritage. What to do. Send a message urging your senators to support and vote Yes for the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldblog.eu/2009/04/26/from-the-inbox-stop-mountaintop-removal-mining/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Companion Bill (S.696) for the Clean Water Protection ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Appalachian Voices </name>
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Senate Companion Bill (S.696) for the Clean Water Protection Action! ShareThis. This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 at 9:22 pm and is filed under News and Alerts, The Front Porch Blog. You can follow any responses to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dev.appvoices.org/2009/04/22/news-and-alerts-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Your public role in co-sponsoring the Appalachian Mountain Restoration Act (S.696) to defend the health and safety of our communities and putting an end to mountaintop removal and its destruction of our local economies, would place our ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-cooper/letter-to-senator-robert_b_183937.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Your public role in co-sponsoring the Appalachian Mountain Restoration Act (S.696) to defend the health and safety of our communities and putting an end to mountaintop removal and its destruction of our local economies, would place our ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/507&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Your public role in co-sponsoring the Appalachian Mountain Restoration Act (S.696) to defend the health and safety of our communities and putting an end to mountaintop removal and its destruction of our local economies, would place our ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://coalmountain.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/letter-to-senator-robert-byrd-save-my-home/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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OLG Hamm, NJW-RR 1998, S. 909- Krupp; OLG K&#246;ln, CR 2000, S. 696 &#8211; maxem.de; GRUR 2000, S. 798), nicht aber eine Namensleugnung, da das Recht des Namenstr&#228;gers zur F&#252;hrung seines Namens nicht bestritten wird. Nur in der Registrierung . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s798/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Alliance for Appalachia &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Write Your Senators!</title>
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If you haven&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t had a chance yet, write your Senators to let them know about the brand new Appalachia Restoration Act (S.696). http://www.ilovemountains.org/action/write_your_senators. Posted in Uncategorized. Comments are closed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/write-your-senators/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-03-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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According to a recent press release , Senators Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN, pictured at right) introduced the Appalachia Restoration Act (S.696), which would amend the Clean Water Act to prevent the dumping of toxic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.iterasi.net/public/archive/rOTA6_SHJU-TonVpw3HYZg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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have introduced S. 696 [see http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:S.696:], which is just as succinct as HR 1310 and appears to do the same thing, ban all mountaintop mining that caused soil or debris to be placed in bodies of water ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eartotheground.typepad.com/weblog/2009/03/the-race-to-stop-mountaintop-coal-mining.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Central Tabulator &#194;&#187; Support the Appalachia Mountains ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-26:/commentary/4624600</id>
    <updated>2009-03-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Appalachian Mountain Restoration Act (S.696) is necessary to protect clean drinking water for many of our nation&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s cities. It is also necessary to protect the quality of life for Appalachian coalfield residents who face frequent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://centab.headonradionetwork.com/2009/03/27/support-the-appalachia-mountains-restoration-act-s696/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Alliance for Appalachia &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Meet the Appalachian ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 696. To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include a definition of fill material. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. ALEXANDER) introduced the following bill; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/meet-the-appalachian-restoration-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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According to a recent press release, Senators Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN, pictured at right) introduced the Appalachia Restoration Act (S.696), which would amend the Clean Water Act to prevent the dumping of toxic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.watthead.org/2009/03/us-senators-introduce-bipartisan-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Appalachian Mountain Restoration Act (S.696) is necessary to protect clean drinking water for many of our nation&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s cities. It is also necessary to protect the quality of life for Appalachian coalfield residents who face frequent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thisandthatat.blogspot.com/2009/03/support-appalachia-mountains.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WattHead: U.S. Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Halt ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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According to a recent press release, Senators Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN, pictured at right) introduced the Appalachia Restoration Act (S.696), which would amend the Clean Water Act to prevent the dumping of toxic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://watthead.blogspot.com/2009/03/us-senators-introduce-bipartisan-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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S. 696. To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include a definition of fill material. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. ALEXANDER) introduced the following bill; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/03/26/us-senate-takes-on-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Please go here and ask your Senators to co sponsor the Appalachian Restoration Act S. 696. The letter is already written up for you to click and send. You can also go to www.senate.gov and write your own message if you prefer. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westvirginiamyhomeilove.blogspot.com/2009/03/appalachian-restoration-act-s-696-clean.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Establishment of a new national insurance program to help adults with functional limitations to maintain personal and financial independence and live in the community (Language from the APA-Supported CLASS Act - S. 696/H.R. 1721) . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1721/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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(Susanne Rau) S. 694. Lutterbach, Hubertus, Das T&#228;uferreich von M&#252;nster. Urspr&#252;nge und Merkmale eines religi&#246;sen Aufbruchs (Gerd Dethlefs) S. 696. Ziegler, Walter, Die Entscheidung deutscher L&#228;nder f&#252;r oder gegen Luther. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s694/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.696 Appalachia Restoration Act</title>
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S.696 Appalachia Restoration Act on OpenCongress. ... Amendments to S.696. Number, Status, Purpose. Bill Status. Make a Bill Status Widget What's This? Close. OpenCongress widgets allow you to display information about bills and issue ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s696/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 696: Appalachia Restoration Act (GovTrack.us)</title>
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    <updated>2009-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill in the US Congress: A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include a definition of fill material.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-696&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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