Armed occupation leader defends takeover in U.S. federal court

PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Rancher Ammon Bundy, who led armed anti-government militants in seizing a U.S. wildlife center earlier this year, told a federal court jury on Wednesday they acted to protest federal control of public lands and to rally local authorities to their cause.

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