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   From: rickplow@yahoo.com   
      
   GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — A weekend fire at a Golden Valley office building   
   that serves as headquarters for multiple conservative organizations is   
   being investigated as an act of arson.   
      
   The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) tells KARE 11 that the   
   agency is looking into the fire that damaged the interior of the multi-   
   story building at 8421 Wayzata Blvd., along with investigators from the   
   Golden Valley Fire Department, State Fire Marshal's office and the FBI.   
      
   "Since it is still an ongoing investigation we are limited what we can add   
   for detail," said ATF spokesperson Ashlee Sherrill.   
      
   The building houses the Center for the American Experiment, the Upper   
   Midwest Law Center and Take Charge, all organizations that promote   
   conservative values. In a news release sent out Friday, UMLC Senior   
   Counsel James Dickey called the fires a "deliberate act" and said   
   employees will be working remotely for the foreseeable future as a   
   precautionary measure.   
      
   “We will not be intimidated by this apparent act of domestic terrorism.   
   Our resolve to uphold justice and protect the rights of Minnesotans   
   remains unyielding. Despite the setback, the Upper Midwest Law Center will   
   continue to champion the values of fairness, equality and freedom for   
   all,” said Dickey in a written statement.   
      
   "The fires obviously were set by someone,” added John Hinderaker,   
   President of Center of the American Experiment. “They targeted   
   conservative organizations, they didn’t firebomb the chiropractors or   
   psychologists or the Manufacturers Alliance. We are cooperating with the   
   FBI to try to identify the perpetrators.”   
      
   Hinderaker says the fires started outside the first-floor offices of   
   American Experiment and TakeCharge, and inside the third-floor offices of   
   UMLC. Pictures and video show extensive damage inside the suites including   
   charred and gutted hallways, offices and equipment.   
      
   The three-story building houses a variety of small businesses in addition   
   to the three conservative policy organizations.   
      
   While they have confirmed an arson investigation, authorities haven't   
   announced the arrest of suspects or a potential motive.   
      
   KARE 11's Lou Raguse is following this story and will have details on   
   tonight's broadcasts and kare11.com.   
      
   https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/atf-investigating-fire-damaged-   
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