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George made a criminal referral to the U.S. Justice Department based on his committee’s detailed investigation of the deaths that occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine in Utah last year, the worst mining disaster of 2007. Miller’s committee investigation can be found here. The New York Times story is here.

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Mother Jones' recently ran a good article, "When is 'Tough Love' Torture?", covering George's efforts to curb abuse at "teen boot camps":

"Last time this country witnessed somebody with a bag over his head and a noose around his neck, the world was horrified and the nation was embarrassed,...To be told [by these witnesses] that this is considered a valid therapy by someone in the care of someone else's child�It's hard to believe."

You can read the full article here.

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Here's some video from a brief interview George did with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell about Senator Obama's campaign in the wake of the Reverend Wright controversy.

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Hundred's of friends, family, and longtime supporters showed up this past Friday for George's birthday/fund-raiser in Pleasant Hill, California.

While it was hard to top last year's special guest, newly minted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, this year longtime liberal activist and Hollywood action star, Danny Glover, kept the audience on its feet with some rousing rhetoric of his own.

The Contra Costa Time's Lisa Vorderbrueggen was there and had this to say:

"Surrounded by his grandchildren, Miller, who turns 63 on May 17, took his opportunity at the microphone to recount some of his legislative battles of the past year and half since the Democrats took majority control of Congress.

And yes, since you asked, he likes it. A lot."

You can read the rest of the coverage on Lisa's blog, "Inside Politics" and check out some of the pictures from the party as well.

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