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FROM PRISON TO PAY–PER–VIEW 25 by John Donegan / photos by Landon Shroder
THE REDEMPTION OF CHRISTIAN PICCIOLINI
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FASHION EAST TO WEST
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Now, after some success in the ring and a successful marriage proposal, Barnett is trying to build a community of his own.
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According to Picciolini, there are an estimated 100,000 people training in white supremacist paramilitary and militia camps around the country. Their best tactic is to hide in plain sight.
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