The granddaughter of trapped miner Mario Gomez, Marion Gallardo, writes a letter to her grandfather, one of 33 miners who have been living in unimaginable conditions deep below ground for 20 days. (Ariel Marinkovic/Getty)
Chilean miners, trapped deep underground, have become the symbol for a nation still haunted by years of political darkness; and this morning's top headlines.
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Rescue Drill for Chilean Miners
Engineers are installing a big drill to rescue 33 miners trapped for 19 days deep in a Chilean min http://www.newslook.com/videos/244421-rescue-drill-for-chilean-miners?autoplay=true
sounds like capping oil in the Gulf. Deja vu all over again
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