Environment

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Robert "LaVoy" Finicum was fatally shot on Tuesday as authorities arrested seven refuge occupiers, including group leader Ammon Bundy, after a traffic stop. (Associated Press)

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I will be tough on China. (Illustration by Michael Ramirez for Creators Syndicate)

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Tim Constantine reports on the latest poll numbers for Democrats in Iowa, and a request to stand down at a wildlife refuge in Oregon.

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In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou posts a letter in a mailbox during his visit to Taiping Island, also known as Itu Aba, in the Spratly archipelago, south of Taiwan, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. Outgoing President Ma, defying a rare criticism from key ally the United States, visited the island in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday to emphasize Taiwan's sovereignty claims in the increasingly tense region. (Taiwan's Presidential Office via AP)

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Employees tend to marijuana plants at a grow house in Denver on Dec. 31, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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DEADLY CONFRONTATION: Authorities in Oregon say shots were fired Tuesday during the arrest of members of an armed group that has occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. One of the protest group's leaders, Robert "LaVoy" Finicum, was killed in the incident. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Republican (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Ammon Bundy sits at a desk he has been using at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. Bundy is the leader of an armed group occupying a national wildlife refuge to protest federal land policies. (Associated Press)

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A pro-ethanol Winnebago has been shadowing Ted Cruz's appearances in Iowa to decry the candidate's stance on the alternative fuel popular with Hawkeye State farmers who grow its compounds. (S.A. Miller/The Washington Times)

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‘I don’t want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.’ – The Departed, 2006

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‘What we do in life, echoes in eternity.’ – Gladiator, 2000

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‘You give me powders, pills, baths, injections, and enemas, when all I need is love.’ – The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957

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Chicago Bears CB Tim Jennings-Pulled over for allegedly driving 99 mph in 65-mph zone in Georgia. Accused of drunken and reckless driving.. (AP Photo)

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In this Jan. 22, 2015, file photo, climate scientist Richard Somerville, member, Science and Security Board, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, right, unveils the new "Doomsday Clock," accompanied by Sivan Kartha, member, Science and Security Board, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and senior scientists at the Stockholm Environmental Institute, right. Scientists behind a "Doomsday Clock" that measures the likelihood of a global cataclysm are set to announce Tuesday Jan. 26, 2016, whether civilization is any closer or farther from disaster. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

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Gov. Maggie Hassan, a Democrat, is trying to unseat Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte in New Hampshire. (Associated Press)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie listens to a briefing on a snowstorm during a visit to the New Jersey Department of Transportation Traffic Management and Technology Center, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Woodbridge, N.J. Towns across the state are hunkering down during a major snowstorm that hit overnight. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)