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: OREGON
: Armed protestors occupying national wildlife
: refuge building vow long stay
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: The 73-year-old rancher and his 46-year-old
: son claim they lit the fires in 2001 and
: 2006 to reduce the growth of invasive plants
: and protect their property from wildfires.
: The two were convicted of the arsons three
: years ago and served time — the father three
: months, the son one year. But a judge ruled
: their terms were too short under federal law
: and ordered them back to prison for about
: four years each.
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: The decision has generated controversy in a
: remote part of the state.
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: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/01/03/armed-protestors-occupying-national-wildlife-refuge-building-vow-long-stay.html?intcmp=hpbt1
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