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February 24, 2011

Report: U.S. Extremist Groups on the Rise 
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New figures show membership in anti-government extremist groups is at
record levels in the United States. According to the Southern Poverty
Law Center, anti-government "patriot" groups and militias grew by 61
percent in 2010 after tripling the year before. The number of active
hate groups topped 1,000-an increase of 7.5 percent-for the first time
since the Center began keeping count in the early 1980s.



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