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Utah Student Who Prevented Bush Admin Sell-Off of Public Land Charged for Disrupting Auction

Utah Student Who Prevented Bush Admin Sell-Off of Public Land Charged for Disrupting Auction

We speak to University of Utah student Tim DeChristopher, who has just been charged with two felonies for disrupting the auction of over 100,000 acres of federal land for oil and gas drilling. DeChristopher was arrested after he posed as a bidder and bought 22,000 acres of land in an attempt to save the property from drilling. He faces up to ten years in prison. [includes rush transcript]

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