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June 22, 2015

South Carolina Lawmaker Calls for Removal of Confederate Flag 
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Republican South Carolina State Representative Doug Brannon has
announced plans to sponsor legislation to take down the Confederate flag
from the South Carolina State Capitol grounds. Thousands of people
marched in the capital Columbia Saturday calling for the flag to be
removed. We'll have more on the flag and the shooter's white supremacist
ties after headlines.

 

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