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Clarence Thomas has given speeches or interviews from time to time, but had not asked a question during oral arguments for 10 years.
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Reclaimed land that was once mined for coal in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. When coal companies declare bankruptcy, funding for land reclamation becomes a question
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