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Explain the exact cause of the worst mining disaster in four decades. but a closer look at the government watchdog charged with enforcing mine safety provides insight to the root of the problem. the mine safety and health administration suffers from political lobbying, and fundamentally weak in several areas. add in our third story on the "countdown" as arianna huffington points out, the same broken regulartory conditions describe what preceded the 2008 economic meltdown. she joins me in a moment. earlier this morning the last nine bodies were recovered. massey energy has defended its safety...

It may be too soon to explain the exact cause of the worst mining disaster in four decades. but a closer look at the government watchdog charged with enforcing mine safety provides the root to the problem. the mine safety and health administration suffers from political lobbying, and fundamentally weak in several areas. add in our third story on the "countdown" as arianna huffington points out, the same conditions describe what preceded 2008's economic meltdown. she joins me in a moment. earlier this morning the last nine bodies were recovered. massey energy has defended its safety record de...

It may be too soon to explain the exact cause of the worst mining disaster in four decades. but a closer look at the government watchdog charged with enforcing mine safety provides the root to the problem. the mine safety and health administration suffers from political lobbying, and fundamentally weak in several areas. add in our third story on the "countdown" as arianna huffington points out, the same conditions describe what preceded 2008's economic meltdown. she joins me in a moment. earlier this morning the last nine bodies were recovered. massey energy has defended its safety record de...

Are about grief and sadness, is there any anger right now directed toward the massey energy company, which had 54 violations in the last 12 months with this mine? >> reporter: alex, there is a lot of anger directed at massey energy. there's some family members who in the early hours of this tragedy accused don blankenship, the company's chief, of putting profits over people's lives, but massey has been careful to say that they have been sort of industry average in terms of violations, in terms of citations. they say they're doing what they can to make a very dangerous job a little less dangero...

I want to begin with a statement that is on the massey website. it says its company, this is company wide, had an all time best safety record. it also notes sixth consecutive year, 17 of the past 20 years in which massey's safety performance was stronger than the industry average. it also lists some awards for safety. none of them at the mine in question. let's take a closer look at the violations. this is the upper big branch south mine. this is where the men died in the explosion. 240 citations back in 2000. 156. you see the numbers here. we get closer here. 197. there was a drop in 2008. it...