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West Virginia Republican senatorial candidate Don Blankenship, the former Massey Energy CEO who spent a year in federal prison in connection with a deadly explosion, is within striking distance of becoming the challenger to Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III, polling data show. (Associated Press/File)

Fact: Ex-coal baron Blankenship funds ‘fact-check’ site

By JOHN RABY - Associated Press

Former Massey CEO and West Virginia Republican Senatorial candidate Don Blankenship speaks during a town hall to kick off his campaign in Logan, W.Va., on Jan. 18, 2018. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Don Blankenship says DOJ is investigating his conviction

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Former Massey CEO Don Blankenship, initially seen as a long-shot candidate, is more than holding his own in West Virginia's Republican primary race for Senate. (Associated Press/File)

Morrisey, Blankenship in dead heat in West Virginia GOP primary as Jenkins falls to third: Poll

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talks with a staffer on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, after passage of a procedural vote aimed at reopening the government. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Joe Manchin walking tight rope in West Virginia for midterm elections

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Manchin leads challengers with funds for Senate race

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Senate hopeful Blankenship schedules third town hall event

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Senate hopeful Blankenship schedules another town hall event

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, file photo, former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship leaves the Robert C. Byrd United States Courthouse following the second day of jury deliberation in Charleston, W.Va. Blankenship, who went to prison related to the deadliest U.S. mine disaster in four decades, is kicking off his U.S. Senate campaign with a town hall meeting for voters, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Walter Scriptunas II, File)

Convicted ex-coal CEO woos working class, opening Senate bid

By JOHN RABY - Associated Press

Former Massey CEO and West Virginia Republican Senatorial candidate, Don Blankenship, speaks during a town hall to kick off his campaign in Logan, W.Va., Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. Blankenship will face two other Republican candidates in the May 8th primary. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Out of prison, former coal exec launches Senate campaign

By JOHN RABY - Associated Press

Former Massey CEO and West Virginia Republican Senatorial candidate, Don Blankenship, speaks during a town hall to kick off his campaign in Logan, W.Va., Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. Blankenship will face two other Republican candidates in the May 8th primary. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

The Latest: Ex-coal baron Senate bid: ‘Slap’ for miner’s dad

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FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2015, file photo, former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship walks out of the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse after the jury deliberated for a fifth full day in his trial in Charleston, W.Va. Blankenship, a former coal company CEO who went to prison, is hosting a town hall meeting for voters next week as he revs up his U.S. Senate candidacy. Blankenship's campaign said in a news release Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018 the meeting will be Jan. 18 at the Chief Logan Lodge, Hotel and Conference Center in Logan. (AP Photo/Chris Tilley, File)

Ex-coal CEO to hold town meeting in US Senate candidacy

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Don Blankenship, a wildly controversial Senate hopeful, is using his West Virginia campaign as a vehicle to clear his name and push the theory that an Obama-led anti-coal conspiracy sent him to federal prison. (Associated Press)

Don Blankenship energizes Republican Senate primary in West Virginia

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2015, file photo, former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship walks out of the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse after the jury deliberated for a fifth full day in his trial in Charleston, W.Va. Blankenship, who went to prison after a mine explosion, plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat in West Virginia held by Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a spokesman said Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Tilley, File)

Ex-coal magnate Blankenship jabs at Jenkins, Manchin

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Former Massey CEO Don Blankenship is escorted by Homeland Security officers from the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse in Charleston, W. Va., on April 6, 2016. Blankenship has asked President Donald Trump to resist attempts in Congress to enhance criminal penalties for coal executives who violate mine safety and health standards.Blankenship, who recently was freed from federal prison, also asked the president in a letter Tuesday, May 16, 2017, to re-examine a federal investigation into the nation's worst coal mining disaster in four decades. (F. Brian Ferguson/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP, File)

Don Blankenship to run for West Virginia Senate seat: Report

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Ex-coal magnate Blankenship seeks West Virginia Senate seat

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Supreme Court won’t take up case of ex-Massey Energy CEO

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Ex-coal CEO asks court to toss conviction in mine explosion

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Ex-coal CEO asks high court to overturn his conviction

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Ex-coal CEO seeks vindication in blast after year in prison

By JONATHAN MATTISE - Associated Press

Former Massey CEO Don Blankenship is escorted by Homeland Security officers from the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse in Charleston, W. Va., on April 6, 2016. Blankenship has asked President Donald Trump to resist attempts in Congress to enhance criminal penalties for coal executives who violate mine safety and health standards.Blankenship, who recently was freed from federal prison, also asked the president in a letter Tuesday, May 16, 2017, to re-examine a federal investigation into the nation's worst coal mining disaster in four decades. (F. Brian Ferguson/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP, File)

Ex-coal mining CEO asks Trump to resist punishing coal execs

By JOHN RABY - Associated Press