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	Joe Manchin Information
		Joseph Manchin III (born August 24, 1947 in Farmington, West Virginia) was elected Governor of West Virginia in the 2004 election and took office on January 17, 2005.
		Manchin is considered a moderate by Democratic standards and received national attention for his opposition to abortion as a Roman Catholic.
		Manchin stated that the incorrect information he received regarding the status of the miners was not received through official channels.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Joe_Manchin (778 words)

	Forum www.SilaonLine.it - Joe Manchin tra i "Magnifici Cento"
		Joe (Giuseppe) Manchin (Mancina) III was born in Farmington, West Virginia in 1947.
		Joe Manchin III graduated from the University of West Virginia with a degree in Public Administration.
		Joe Manchin III is Vice-President of the Democratic Governors Association.
	www.silaonline.it /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=70 (1144 words)

	Joe Manchin - Huntington West Virginia Blog
		Joe Manchin is far too conservative to obtain the support of the moderate to liberal faction of the Democratic National Committee and therein is the problem.
		While Joe Manchin is perceived as a conservative Democrat within West Virginia, he would be perceived as a "closet case Republican" in any state other than West Virginia.
		Manchin is milking these miners' deaths for all they're worth, lest anyone think he's being anything other than the corrupt politician his uncle taught him to be.
	www.sheck.com /serendipity/archives/171-Joe-Manchin.html (763 words)

	Joe Manchin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Joseph (Joe) Manchin III (born August 24, 1947 in Farmington, West Virginia) was elected Governor of West Virginia in the 2004 election and took office on January 17, 2005.
		Manchin entered West Virginia University on a football scholarship in 1965.
		Manchin is considered to be one of the most popular Governors in recent West Virignia history.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joe_Manchin (981 words)

	JAG - Board - Joe Manchin
		Joe Manchin III is West Virginia's 34th Governor.
		As Governor, Joe Manchin is taking responsibility for improving our state's economic climate so that we can retain and create good paying jobs with health care benefits for our state's workforce and reduce West Virginia's long-term debt.
		Put simply, Governor Manchin believes that the people of West Virginia expect and deserve a Governor who works hard every day to make things better for our state and who uses common sense to remove any barriers standing in the way of our economic development and our children's future.
	www.jag.org /joe_manchin.htm (526 words)

	archivemanchintaft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Manchin sold himself to business leaders as a pro-business candidate, but he stood on the picket line with striking Kroger workers.
		Manchin is like a roaming lethario promising each girlfriend that he loves her best.
		And when trouble comes for Manchin, as it will in one form or another, the governor might discover, like Bob Taft, that it would have been better to promise all his love to someone who would be faithful in return, rather than trying to play the whole field.
	www.getelephantwars.com /archivemanchintaft.html (1060 words)

	USATODAY.com - For governor, tragic end to optimistic year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Manchin, 58, rushed home from the Sugar Bowl in Atlanta to be with those keeping vigil this week at the Sago mine in Tallmansville.
		Manchin remembers endless waiting with no news, and he said in an interview Wednesday that he tried to spare the Sago families the same ordeal.
		Manchin was right to race home to be with the families and brought "an extra level of empathy and understanding" because of his uncle, Wise says.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2006-01-04-mine-manchin_x.htm (767 words)

	National Governors Association
		JOE MANCHIN III, was born and raised in the small coal town of Farmington, West Virginia, where he learned at a very young age the value of commitment—commitment not only to his family, but to his community and neighbors as well.
		Elected governor in 2005, Manchin is taking responsibility for improving the economic climate in West Virginia to retain and create good paying jobs with health care benefits for the state's workforce, as well as to reduce the state’s long-term debt.
		Manchin is an avid pilot, outdoorsman, hunter, fisherman, and motorcyclist.
	www.nga.org /portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=d27e224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d54c8aaa2ebbff00VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD (439 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Deft handling of mine disasters propels popularity of W.Va. governor
		Manchin, 58, a former legislator and secretary of state, was born into a prominent political family but says he's not thinking about taking his career to a national level.
		As the leader of a swing state in presidential races, Manchin could be an appealing vice presidential candidate in 2008, especially with his handling of the mine safety legislation, said Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.
		Whether Manchin can maintains the momentum remains to be seen, but to the families of 14 dead miners, his new law is already his legacy, and he's only in his first term.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20060128-0927-manchinsfuture.html (673 words)

	Say yes to Joe Manchin or else William Stewart
		During his remarks at a local AEP event, Governor Joe Manchin proceeded to threaten local millionaire, Don Blankenship, for purchasing $250,000 worth of ads criticizing the Governor’s pension bond proposal.
		Manchin said he was puzzled that Blankenship would not agree to serve on a pension bond advisory committee before launching his campaign against the governor’s proposal.
		Manchin’s glowering in the face of dissent tramples upon the right of every citizen given in article 3, section 7 of the West Virginia State Constitution to free speech.
	williamstewart.org /2005/west-virginia/say-yes-to-joe-manchin-or-else (789 words)

	Manchin's intentions werehonorable, spokeswoman says
		Joe Manchin started out his week telling the world that a miracle might happen in West Virginia and giving hope to the families of 13 trapped coal miners that their loved ones would survive.
		On Thursday, Manchin was again on national television, this time fending off criticism that he had contributed to one of the most heart-wrenching communication failures in the state's history.
		But later that evening, Manchin was swept up in the euphoria when rumors began to fly that 12 of the trapped miners had been found alive.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1555437/posts (2121 words)

	ARC \| Governor Joe Manchin III (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A lifelong resident of Marion County, West Virginia, Governor Manchin earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from West Virginia University in 1970 and returned to Marion County to operate a family-owned retail carpet business.
		Manchin became West Virginia's secretary of state in January 2001 and served in that capacity until November 2004, when he was elected governor.
		Manchin serves as the Appalachian Regional Commission's 2007 states' co-chair.
	www.arc.gov /index.do?nodeId=788 (121 words)

	USATODAY.com - Coalition boosts Democrat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Democratic Secretary of State Joe Manchin pulled together a diverse coalition of support that included abortion rights opponents, the National Rifle Association, organized labor and small business to beat his Republican opponent.
		Manchin was able to win over many Republicans with his conservative principles.
		Manchin was born in the coal town of Farmington, W.Va., the grandson of Italian immigrants.
	www.usatoday.com /news/politicselections/vote2004/2004-11-03-manchin-profile_x.htm (328 words)

	Governor Joe Manchin III - West Virginia's 34th Governor
		Joe Manchin officially ended his trip to Europe on Sunday with a stop at the Monongah Mine Disaster Memorial in San Giovanni in Fiore.
		Joe Manchin and First Lady Gayle Manchin were greeted by an amazingly warm welcome when they and their team arrived in Reggio Calabria, Italy ear...
		Joe Manchin will start bright and early in Milan on Friday meeting with Italcementi, the parent company of Essroc, which is a lime and cement bus...
	www.business4wv.com /GovBlog (532 words)

	Manchin makes a startling confession William Stewart Governor Joe Manchin sales tax food (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Manchin said he would not as long as the Republicans plan to amend the bill to remove the food sales tax completely.
		Manchin is worried that if he introduces the bill, the Republicans will amend it and force the Democrats to show West Virginians once and for all that they support taxing the most basic of necessities.
		Manchin knows if the Democrats voted against removing the tax completely they would face a bipartisan lynching party when they got home and jeopardize their reelection chances.
	williamstewart.org /2005/politics/manchin-makes-a-startling-confession (878 words)

	Democratic Governors Association
		Manchin Signs Mine Safety Legislation into Law: Gov. Joe Manchin today signed into law mine safety legislation, introduced and approved by the West Virgnia Legislature earlier this week, that represents the first major step toward ensuring that West Virginia’s mines are the safest in the nation.
		Joe Manchin announced that Davitt McAteer, former assistant secretary for the Mine Safety and Health Administration in the U.S. Department of Labor and a noted authority on mine safety, has agreed to serve as a special advisor to the governor on the investigation into last week’s Sago Mine Tragedy in Upshur County.
		Manchin’s approval rating in the state was 80 percent as of this week, up from 67 percent just one month ago.
	democraticgovernors.org /content/530/west-virginia-governor-joe-manchin (836 words)

	Sabato's Crystal Ball - 2004 Governor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Manchin is doing very well and it will take tremendous good luck by Monty Warner to execute an upset.
		Manchin is relatively conservative and is winning the votes even of many Republicans, as well as holding the support of conservative Democrats.
		Manchin is not being penalized for Wise's un-wise scandal.
	www.centerforpolitics.org /crystalball/2004/governor/?state=WV (283 words)

	HNN COMMENTARY - HuntingtonNews.Net
		Huntington (Special to HNN) –The day Joe Manchin lost his charm was when he said that if Massey Energy CEO President Don Blankenship insisted on sticking his nose into Manchin's pension refinancing bond vote, maybe it was time that his administration looked more closely into Blankenship's businesses.
		This was Joe Manchin's brilliant rhetoric as Master of the Obvious during his first run for Governor, where he got thrashed like Charlotte Pritt, who assumed everyone already knew it was all about jobs in West Virginia.
		Like the rooster who thinks that the sun rises in the morning because of his cockadoodle do, Joe Manchin is under the delusion that his presentation is making a difference in the big vote on Saturday.
	www.huntingtonnews.net /editor/050623-st-james-commentary.html (707 words)

	West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin Visits Weirton - News
		Manchin is expected to be at the Independent Steelworkers Union Hall at 4 p.m.
		Manchin is expected to comment on the bill's benefits for West Virginia residents who were terminated by Mittal, and will discuss the future of Mittal's Weirton plant.
		Also, on Monday, Manchin announced the awarding of more than $2.8 million in hazard mitigation grants to assist with the acquisition of "repetitively damaged flood-prone residential structures" in seven counties.
	www.wtov9.com /news/8314018/detail.html (418 words)

	WBOY-TV – News for Clarksburg, Fairmont, Morgantown, West Virginia
		Posted Saturday, April 15, 2006 ; 06:41 PM Manchin was one of four governors in the nation to make the trip.
		When Governor Manchin landed in Kuwait on Friday, he says he didn't know what the trip would hold.
		On Saturday morning, Manchin arrived in Iraq where he met with some of the 500 troops from right here in the Mountain State.
	www.wboy.com /story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=10176&printview=1 (274 words)

	Cyberhillbilly: In WV, "It's Joe Manchin's State Government" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		There’s an interesting story in the WV State Journal about Governor Joe Manchin and the state legislature.
		Now one of the most popular governors in the country is Democrat Joe Manchin, who stumped for candidates and taped radio and television commercials for Democrats.
		A footnote: Manchin is often mentioned as a possible replacement for Senator Byrd if he should die or resign in office.
	cyberhillbilly.blogspot.com /2006/11/in-wv-its-joe-manchins-state.html (382 words)

	Gawd Help America...Joe Manchin Democratic Fuhrer?
		Joe has a lot of Bush's qualities to command and control the slaves and underlings.(untermench) Joe is power hungry and able to leap to a disaster with his camera crew in a single bound.
		Joe even made ALL the state employees run out and buy fine new clothes to wear to work even though the state employees mostly just make enough money to "put food on their families." Joe wants every state employee to snap to a ridged position of attention whenever he walks into the area.
		Joe Manchin might have a (D) after his name, but he will never be this democrat's kind of democrat.
	www.democraticunderground.com /discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=185x1909 (398 words)

	The Daily Athenaeum Interactive
		The “Recruit Joe Manchin, Governor 2000” effort is one in which the people will determine the direction of the campaign.
		I found out that these questionnaires will be compiled, and this will help dictate Joe Manchin’s course on the campaign trail in 2000, should he decide to run.
		He said with a big smile “I am 98 percent sure Joe Manchin will run for Governor.” I also found out that Joe Manchin will be traveling throughout the state visiting all of the grassroots committees and distributing the same questionnaires so every West Virginian can have a say.
	www.da.wvu.edu /archives/991504/news/991504,04,03.html (413 words)

	archivemanchin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Not long after Joe Manchin's gubernatorial victory, I told a political friend of mine in West Virginia that Joe could be in a position to run for President in 2008.
		In fact, the last two Democrat Presidents were both former southern state Governors viewed at the time as moderate to conservative politically.
		Manchin will from now on try to downplay, for example, his pro-life credentials -- the issue has never seemed that important to him to begin with -- but his anti-abortion voting record in the State Senate can never be contradicted.
	www.getelephantwars.com /archivemanchin.html (264 words)

	Danny's Law_ABATE Right of Way
		MARTINSBURG -- Gov. Joe Manchin plans to visit Martinsburg on Thursday to honor the namesake of a new law that establishes penalties for careless or reckless drivers who injure others.
		Manchin signed the bill into law last month, but Kneisly's family had requested a ceremonial bill signing near their Eastern Panhandle home.
		West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin, himself a motorcyclist, has signed a bill that local motorcycle activists call "Danny's Law," which increases penalties for reckless driving convictions.
	www.wvabate.org /Dannyslawpass.html (832 words)

	Lawmakers Push Technology For Mine Workers' Safety - News by InformationWeek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In West Virginia, Gov. Joe Manchin introduced legislation to mandate electronic tracking and other improvements.
		Manchin's Press Secretary Thomas Hunter said during an interview that the bill appeared on track to pass both houses by evening.
		Manchin is trying to add mines in West Virginia to that list.
	www.informationweek.com /news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=177103198 (761 words)

	West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin Named Starter of 2006 Coca-Cola 600 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Among his duties, Manchin will wave the green flag to start the Memorial Day weekend classic-the longest NASCAR race and one of the largest sporting events in the world.
		Manchin will also attend the driver's meeting, address the crowd of nearly 200,000 fans, participate in the pre-race spectacular and join in the trophy presentation.
		Manchin, elected in 2004, is West Virginia's 34th Governor.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/05-17-2006/0004363937&EDATE= (834 words)

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