E2-Wire

Rahall, Maynard spar over coal

by Ben Geman - 10/30/10 1:47 PM ET

Maynard lost a reelection battle to
the court several years ago after pictures surfaced of him vacationing
in the French Riveria with Blankenship at the time the court was
considering a multimillion dollar judgment against Blankenship’s
company, Massey Energy.

Rahall has demanded that Maynard urge
the third party groups funding attack ads against him to reveal their
donors, alleging that Blankenship and his allies are behind hundreds of
thousands of dollars in negative TV spots.

“I always quote the
late-Senator Byrd who said there are only two ways to run, unopposed or
scared,” said Rahall. “And I’m not unopposed.”

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