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Wednesday, October 13, 2010  Chileans jubilant over problem-free rescue of miners who were trapped for 69 days

Tuesday, October 12, 2010  They'll come up one by one in green overalls bearing their names on their chests — first the fittest, then the weakest

Monday, October 11, 2010  Andre Sougarett, the rescue leader, said the empty capsule descended 2,000 feet (610 meters), just 40 feet (12 meters) short of the shaft system where the miners have been trapped since an Aug. 5 collapse.

Saturday, October 09, 2010  The "Plan B" drill won a three-way race against two other drills to carve a hole wide enough for an escape capsule to pull the miners out one by one.

Monday, August 30, 2010  An enormous drill began preliminary work Monday on carving a half-mile chimney through solid rock to free the 33 men trapped in a Chilean mine, their ordeal now having equaled the longest known survival in an underground disaster.

Monday, August 23, 2010  Chileans are euphoric after learning that all 33 workers trapped in a collapsed mine for 17 days are alive and well.