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A television truck and a reporter in a car sit along Highway 78 near Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon on Jan. 27.

A television truck and a reporter in a car sit along Highway 78 near Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon on Jan. 27.  (Rob Kerr / AFP/Getty Images)

What began as a small, peaceful rally in Oregon became an armed occupation of a wildlife refuge by protesters asserting rights on federal lands. On Jan. 26, a series of surprise arrests left one activist dead and eight others in custody.

Ammon Bundy, leader of a group of armed anti-government protesters, arrives to speak to the media at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore., on Monday.

Ammon Bundy, leader of a group of armed anti-government protesters, arrives to speak to the media at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore., on Monday.  (Rob Kerr / AFP/Getty Images)

Ryan Bundy talks on the phone at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore. on Sunday. Bundy, son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, is one of the people occupying the refuge.

Ryan Bundy talks on the phone at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore. on Sunday. Bundy, son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, is one of the people occupying the refuge.  (Rebecca Boone / Associated Press)

Federal buildings at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Protesters are occupying the refuge in Oregon to object to a prison sentence for local ranchers.

Federal buildings at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Protesters are occupying the refuge in Oregon to object to a prison sentence for local ranchers.  (Rebecca Boone / Associated Press)

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