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Democratic Senate candidate Richard Carmona claimed in a campaign fundraising email sent last weekend that his Republican opponent Jeff Flake supports uranium mining near the Grand Canyon.
Flake and local conservatives claim there would be no harm to the landmark if the Obama Administration were to lift its restrictions on mining near the Arizona Strip, located in the northern part of the state.
Flake posted a photo and part of a transcript of a conversation he had with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on his Facebook wall Sunday as evidence that he does not advocate mining in the Grand Canyon.
Carmona, Flake grapple over Grand Canyon uranium mining
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