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2 standoffs in Oregon show differing views of US response

by Associated Press
| July 23, 2020 12:03 AM

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When armed protesters took over a remote wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon four years ago to oppose federal control of public lands, U.S. agents negotiated with the conservative occupiers for weeks while some state leaders begged for stronger action.

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