Oregon sheriff asks armed militia to 'go home' peacefully

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On Jan. 6 Harney County Sheriff David Ward spoke at a community meeting in Burns, Oregon. He said that he is asking the armed "militia" occupying a federal wildlife refuge to "go home." Group leader Ammon Bundy has told reporters that they will leave when there's a plan to turn over federal lands to locals. [Additional reporting by The Associated Press]

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