Conservatives split over U.S. land transfers to Western states

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Conservatives split over U.S. land transfers to Western states
By Eric M. Johnson ELLIOTT STATE FOREST, Ore., Aug 20 (Reuters) - Every timeDean Finnerty sees the locked neon-yellow gate and "**Trespassing" sign deep in Oregon's Elliott State Forest, hebristles at the growing movement to transfer federally ownedland to U.S. states. The 52-year-old conservationist and lifelong politicalconservative worries that cash-strapped states that acquire suchland will ultimately be forced to sell to private companies onlyto extract oil, gas and timber.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/companyNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/companyNews?a=Gn1aSVpkfQs:Hu-n3vPnXQI:yIl2AUoC8zA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/companyNews?i=Gn1aSVpkfQs:Hu-n3vPnXQI:V_sGLiPBpWU (http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/companyNews?a=Gn1aSVpkfQs:Hu-n3vPnXQI:V_sGLiPBpWU) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/companyNews?i=Gn1aSVpkfQs:Hu-n3vPnXQI:F7zBnMyn0Lo (http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/companyNews?a=Gn1aSVpkfQs:Hu-n3vPnXQI:F7zBnMyn0Lo)
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