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Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy kept more than his cattle when he and his armed militia supporters from Oregon and elsewhere recently backed down the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. BLM officials say he also kept $1 million he owes for grazing without permits.
âWe own this land,â he said, not the federal government. Bundy claimed that he is willing to pay grazing fees but to the county, not BLM. âYears ago, I used to have 52 neighboring ranchers,â he said. âIâm the last man standing. How come? Because BLM regulated these people off the land and out of business.â