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FILE--In this May 8, 2017, file photo, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke argues with pro monument activist Cassandra Begay after she directed pointed questions regarding his failure to meet with more Native Americans during his tour of Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah. Zinke has closely followed his boss’ playbook, encouraging mining and drilling on public lands and size reductions for national monuments that President Donald Trump said were part of a “massive land grab.” Yet Zinke’s made an exception in his home state of Montana. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, file)

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BILLINGS — U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has closely followed his boss’ playbook, encouraging mining and drilling on public lands and reducing the size of national monuments that President Donald Trump called a “massive land grab” by his Democratic predecessors.