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In Oregon, Law Enforcement Faces Dilemma in Confronting Armed Group
by Administrator on January 4, 2016 at 5:05 PM
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The New York Times
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The small band of antigovernment protesters who took over a group of federal buildings in rural Oregon said Monday that they aimed “to restore and defend the Constitution,” in particular the rights of ranchers, and set off a national movement, forcing the federal government to release its hold on vast tracts of Western land.
