Anti oil protesters beat on drums, sing, dance and chant in the governor's office in Helena, Mont. Tuesday. Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer met with the pipeline protesters who occupied his office and demanded he renounce his support for a new pipeline project. (AP Photo/The Independent Record, Dylan Brown)

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