SPLC releases report on anti-government "Patriot" groups

The Southern Poverty Law Center has released a new report detailing an 813 percent rise in anti-government "Patriot" groups across America.

The SPLC has sent a letter to U.S. Attorney Eric Holder and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warning them about the potential for domestic terrorism from these groups. They also urge the adminstration to create a task force to assess the "federal resources devoted to the threat."

To read the letter, the report and view an interactive map that lays out hate groups by state, please visit www.splcenter.org.

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