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Disgraced coal CEO Don Blankenship lost races as a GOP and third party candidate. He’s trying again as a Democrat
By: John Raby | Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Don Blankenship hasn’t had much success running for office. He ran for the Senate as a Republican in 2018 and sought the White House in 2020… Read More
Ex-coal CEO Don Blankenship couldn’t win a Senate seat with the GOP. He’s trying now as a Democrat
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Former West Virginia coal executive Don Blankenship, who lost by a wide margin when he ran for a U.S. Senate seat as a Republican in 2018,… Read More
The Supreme Court rejects an appeal from former coal company CEO Don Blankenship
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Tuesday from former coal executive Don Blankenship, who argued that major news outlets defamed him by calling him a “felon.” The justices left… Read More
3 West Virginia reporters who condemned interview of ex-coal CEO fired
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Three newspaper reporters in West Virginia say they have been fired after publicly criticizing their company’s video interview with a convicted former coal executive. Charleston Gazette-Mail… Read More
The Supreme Court leaves Don Blankenship’s conviction in place
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it won’t review the conviction of former coal CEO Don Blankenship, who was convicted of conspiring to violate safety standards at West Virginia’s… Read More
Ex-Massey Energy CEO Draws Thousands of Votes For President In Closely Contested States
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (OVR) — Former coal executive Don Blankenship, who went to prison for his role in the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in West Virginia, drew about 55,000 votes… Read More
Ex-CEO and Ex-prisoner Blankenship Making Presidential Bid
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Former coal executive and ex-federal prisoner Don Blankenship says he’ll seek the Constitution Party’s presidential nomination next year. West Virginia Constitution Party chairman Jeffrey-Frank Jarrell says… Read More
Judge: Ex-coal CEO Blankenship’s Conviction Should be Tossed
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Former coal CEO Don Blankenship’s misdemeanor conviction for conspiring to violate mine safety laws should be tossed out, a federal magistrate judge in West Virginia recommended… Read More