EXHIBIT L



                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

         The undersigned agree that this Amendment No. 5 executed March 5, 2009
relating to the Common  Shares (par value  $0.125 per share) of Cliffs  Natural
Resources Inc. shall be filed on behalf of the undersigned.


                                HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD.

                                By:  Harbinger Capital Partners LLC

                                By:  Harbinger Holdings, LLC,
                                     Managing Member


                                By:  /s/ Philip Falcone
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                                     Name:  Philip Falcone
                                     Title: Managing Member


                                HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS OFFSHORE MANAGER,
                                L.L.C.

                                By:  Harbinger Holdings, LLC,
                                     Managing Member


                                By:  /s/ Philip Falcone
                                     ----------------------------------------
                                     Name:  Philip Falcone
                                     Title: Managing Member


                                HMC INVESTORS, L.L.C.


                                By:  /s/ Joel B. Piassick
                                     ----------------------------------------
                                     Name:  Joel B. Piassick
                                     Title: Executive Vice President


                                HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

                                By:  Harbinger Holdings, LLC,
                                     Managing Member


                                By:  /s/ Philip Falcone
                                     ----------------------------------------
                                     Name:  Philip Falcone
                                     Title: Managing Member



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                                HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS
                                FUND, L.P.

                                By:  Harbinger Capital Partners Special
                                     Situations GP, LLC

                                By:  Harbinger Holdings, LLC, Managing Member


                                By:  /s/ Philip Falcone
                                     ----------------------------------------
                                     Name:  Philip Falcone
                                     Title: Managing Member


                                HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS
                                GP, LLC


                                By:  Harbinger Holdings, LLC, Managing Member


                                By:  /s/ Philip Falcone
                                     ----------------------------------------
                                     Name:  Philip Falcone
                                     Title: Managing Member


                                HMC - NEW YORK, INC.


                                By:  /s/ Joel B. Piassick
                                     ----------------------------------------
                                     Name:  Joel B. Piassick
                                     Title: Executive Vice President


                                HARBERT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION


                                By:  /s/ Joel B. Piassick
                                     ----------------------------------------
                                     Name:  Joel B. Piassick
                                     Title: Executive Vice President


                                HARBINGER HOLDINGS, LLC


                                By:  /s/ Philip Falcone
                                     ----------------------------------------
                                     Name:  Philip Falcone
                                     Title: Managing Member



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                                /s/ Philip Falcone
                                ---------------------------------------------
                                Philip Falcone


                                /s/ Raymond J. Harbert
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                                Raymond J. Harbert


                                /s/ Michael D. Luce
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                                Michael D. Luce



March 5, 2009



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