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By JAMES WELLS They did it! Protesters at Standing Rock, North Dakota, have finally gotten through to the U.S. federal government, putting a halt to the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. The pipeline was supposed to run under the Missouri River, which Native American and environmental activists feared would contaminate their water source and destroy sacred sites. After spending three-quarters of 2016 protesting peacefully, setting up camp and attracting … Continued