Critics blast $3M mining handout


	Critics blast $3M mining handout

sincitykitty

10-6-2009 11:08 AM

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A mining company owned by Goldman Sachs and two private equity funds is in line to get a $3 million earmark for work at a rare earth elements mine in Mountain Pass, Calif.

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