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Bennie Thompson: “The number of active hate groups in the United States topped 1,000 for the first time and the anti-Government movement…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
The number of active hate groups in the United States topped 1,000 for the first time and the anti-Government movement has expanded dramatically for the second straight year.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson highlights the alarming growth of hate groups and anti-government movements.

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