Rep. Ed Markey is putting blame for the forged letters episode where it ultimately belongs: on the coal lobby.
"You're responsbility was to ensure that the members of Congress knew that this information was fraudulent," Markey tells ACCCE chief Steve Miller.
Miller had just said he assumed that Bonner himself would have notified the affected lawmakers. But Markey adds that Bonner was very far down the food chain.

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mepmep09
October 29, 2009 3:52 PM
The first word should be Your, not You're.
That is all. {/language pedant}
Other than this quibble, great work as always.
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mepmep09
October 29, 2009 3:54 PM in reply to mepmep09
Uh, that should be first word in the second paragraph...
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wanderindiana
October 31, 2009 12:35 AM in reply to mepmep09
Wow, a day later and no edit to the story.
Does anyone even read these comments?
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