Refuge in oregon. Saturdayan armed milita took over the headquarters building. Ammon bundy. The sone of nevada Rancher Cliven Bundy is among the dozens of people now occupying the area of federal property. You might recallthe bundy family along with supporters were involved in an armed confrontation with bureau of Land Management officals back in 2014. The heated standoff was over unpaid grazing fees on federally owned land in Southern Nevada. ammon bundy rancher now this refuge here is rightfully owned by the people and we intend to use it. Mauricio Marin saying they want the land and resources for ranching, logging and mining recreation. The group is also protesting a decision by a federal judge to resentence 73 year old Dwight Hammond and his 46year old son steven. The ranchers were convicted of arson 3 years ago and served time, but a judge ruled their sentences werent long enough. protester its clearly double jeopardy. Theyve already served their time. Mauricio Marin the men claim
3 president obama begins a major push today to tackle gun violence during his final year in office. Part of the president s plan includes action to close the socalled gunshow loophole. The topic is becoming a major focus for candidates vying for the white house. Brian webb has the latest on the president ial campaign from new york. 3 nats vo Hillary Clinton keene nh Democratic Front runner Hillary Clinton is praising president obama for executive actions he intends to unveil this week that would strengthen background checks on gun purchases sot clinton if Congress Wont act we have to do something about the fact 33thousand people a year die from guns. Bernie sanders, whos trailing clinton in the polls, also backed the president s moves. On sunday, the vermont senator criticized republicans for on the issue. sot sanders i would prefer that we could have bipartisan support, but the truth is republicans are not interested in doing anything about gun safety. Republican president ial contend
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Today, a democracy now broadcast exclusive, we speak with alayne fleischmann, the whistleblower who helped the Justice Department forced the bank to pay one of the largest fines in american history. You might be surprised what she says about the bank as well as the obama white house. She is featured in a new Rolling Stone piece a recently returned matt taibbi. The significance of this story to me is that it talks a lot about the legacy of eric holder. We finally have somebody from the inside who is telling us what a lot of us expected all along, that the Obama Administration did have enough evidence to proceed against a lot of these banks, and they just did not do enough with that evidence and those witnesses. And we finally have someone like alayne fleischmann who can tell us all about that and all that went on. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A federal Appeals Court in ohio has dealt a blow to Marria
With alayne fleischmann, the whistleblower who helped the Justice Department forced the bank to pay one of the largest fines in american history. You might be surprised what she says about the bank as well as the obama white house. She is featured in a new Rolling Stone piece a recently returned matt taibbi. The significance of this story to me is that it talks a lot about the legacy of eric holder. We finally have somebody from the inside who is telling us what a lot of us expected all along, that the Obama Administration did have enough evidence to proceed against a lot of these banks, and they just did not do enough with that evidence and those witnesses. And we finally have someone like alayne fleischmann who can tell us all about that and all that went on. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A federal Appeals Court in ohio has dealt a blow to Marriage Equality in a move expected to bring the issue bef