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A Bitter Saga: The Sago Mine Disaster

By Frank Langfitt
Published January 7, 2006 at 12:01 PM EST
A makeshift memorial for some of the miners killed in the Sago disaster.
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A makeshift memorial for some of the miners killed in the Sago disaster.

Copyright 2006 NPR
Frank Langfitt
Frank Langfitt is NPR's London correspondent. He covers the UK and Ireland, as well as stories elsewhere in Europe.
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