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Obama to deliver miners' eulogy

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Edited on Mon Apr-19-10 06:18 PM by cali

Monday, April 19, 2010
By Daniel Malloy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy Sunday for the 29 miners who died in a coal mine explosion earlier this month.

The service, announced today by West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, will be held in Beckley, W.Va., and will include prayers, musical performances, tributes to the miners, and remarks from Mr. Manchin and other dignitaries.

Vice President Joe Biden will join the president to participate in the service, according to a White House news release issued today.

The service will be held at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center, at 200 Armory Drive in Beckley, at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Seats are open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.

The April 5 blast at Upper Big Branch mine, about an hour west of Beckley, was the deadliest coal mining disaster since 1970.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10109/1051716-455.stm#ixzz0lawuHxhN

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