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Thieves targeting political committees are at it again, this time running off with nearly $40,000 from a political action committee supporting miners, according to a Raw Story review of federal records. The United Mine Workers of America – Coal Miners PAC lost $37,000 because an unidentified thief “hacked” its bank account on Feb. 29, according to a filing with the Federal Election Commission. The union’s membership ranges from coal miners to manufacturing workers to health care workers to corrections officers. The PAC, which primarily supports Democrats, spent more than $488,000 between Jan. …

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