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A white supremacist group that staged a small rally in Olympia last month has made reservations for a larger gathering in July at the Capitol. The National Socialist Movement received a permit this week for a group of 100 to rally on the Legislative Building steps at 2 p.m. July 3. The march is described as a “white genocide rally/campout” on the group’s Web site. The rally permit is standard and issued on a first-come, first-serve basis, said Steve Valandra, spokesman for the Department of General Administration, which manages the Capitol Campus. Justin Boyer, leader of the Seattle-based group, filed for the permit. He did not return a phone call for comment Wednesday. Boyer was one of eight neo-Nazis to participate in a Jan. 22 demonstration, originally scheduled as a march to Sylvester Park in downtown Olympia but later staged several blocks away at Fourth Avenue and Bethel Street.