Campaigners claim right-wing groups such as Aryan Nations are on the rise Did the election of Barack Obama as US president boost the growth of right-wing and so-called "hate groups"? A curious thing happens when you walk down the street in Spokane, Washington, first thing in the morning. Complete strangers look you in the eye, and say, with a little smile: "Good morning." It is that kind of a town
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