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Oregon Occupiers to Announce Exit Plan

LET’S HEAR IT

Nearly two weeks after seizing federal buildings.

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Armed militants occupying federal buildings in Oregon say they will announce their plan for vacating the structure at a Friday night community meeting. The protesters, who have refused to leave the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge for nearly two weeks, say they take issue with federal ownership of land in the area. The group is led by Ammon and Ryan Bundy, sons of notorious Nevada anti-government protester Cliven Bundy.

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