Article: Second Buchanan aide is removed from campaign

Patrick Buchanan, who had to remove a second campaign official yesterday amid charges of racism, has tied himself to one of the more extreme voices in American politics in Larry Pratt, the campaign aide who stepped aside Thursday.

Pratt, who has taken a leave from the Buchanan campaign to defend himself against charges that he associates with militia leaders and white supremacists denies he is a militia member and has disavowed anti-Semitism.

But in his own writings and speeches, Pratt has long urged militia groups to arm themselves against possible attack by the US government. And research conducted by the Southern Poverty Law Center shows he has met with leaders of Chrisian Identity, a ...

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