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An array of West Virginia's top political leaders stood shoulder-to-shoulder Tuesday with executives from the state's top coal producers, vowing to form a united front in the face of what they call mixed signals and heavy-handedness from federal mining regulators.

Gov. Joe Manchin talks about coal at a meeting of the Corridor G Regional Development Authority yesterday afternoon at the Chief Logan Convention Center in Chief Lan State Park.

Members of West Virginia's business and political elite announced Tuesday they are on the same page about mining coal: The state needs it, the country needs it and they're going to fight for it.

West Virginia's plans to expand its Medicaid program have been put on hold while Congress debates overhauling the nation's health care system.

The House has used a near party line vote to reject a Republican health overhaul bill.

SATURDAY, President Obama called on Democratic Congressmen to "answer the call of history" and support the massive health care reform legislation.

Nov. 8, 2009 Mollohan Backs Affordable Health Care for America Act Special to Huntingtonnews.net Washington, DC -- Congressman Alan B. Mollohan, D-WV joined a majority of his colleagues in voting for the Affordable Health Care for America Act late Saturday night, Nov.

West Virginia's representatives in the U.S. House split along party lines when it came time to vote on overhauling the country's health care system.

She was tied up with family matters, so John Overington's 102-year-old mother was unable to attend a testimonial Sunday honoring her son's record 25 consecutive years as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates.

West Virginia's lone Republican in Congress wants to know how national health care legislation would affect the state's budget.

The trillion dollar Affordable Health Care for America Act, narrowly passed the U.S House of Representatives, Saturday night, 220 to 215.

Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., joins Saturday's debate on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trillion-dollar, 2,000-page health care reform bill.

At this time two years ago, U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito had three Democrats vying to challenge her, including a prominent state senator.

Before long, Gov. Joe Manchin expects to sit down face to face with President Obama in his bid to sell the idea that 23 delayed coal mining permits are vital to the economic health of not only West Virginia but the entire nation.

Editor's note: The following questions pertaining to the House health care reform bill were submitted Friday to U.S. Reps.

The question of abortion coverage in the health care bill has bedeviled top Democrats for weeks.

West Virginia's two Democratic Congressmen are working to make sure a House overhaul of the nation's health care system does not lead to the federal financing of abortion.

THE economic stimulus spending in West Virginia has supposedly created or saved 2,400 jobs here.

West Virginia's congressional delegation put aside partisan differences Wednesday with a resolution that would create a National Miners Day to honor the nation's coal workers.

West Virginia's federal representatives have given miners a reason to celebrate.