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Saturday, July 18, 2020
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Saturday, July 18, 2020
Atlanta, White House lower flags to honor Rep. John Lewis
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAtlanta will lower flags to half-staff indefinitely to honor Rep. John Lewis, who represented the city for more than 30 years in Congress before his death, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says.
“The people of Atlanta often called upon Congressman Lewis for counsel, guidance, and assistance with getting into good trouble. No matter how busy his schedule, or important his Washington duties were, he answered,” she says.
US President Donald Trump has ordered flags at half-staff at the White House and all federal public buildings and grounds, including embassies abroad and all military posts and naval stations, throughout the day.
— AP
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