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Momentum grows to remove Confederate flag from state Capitol
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley reversed her stance and called for the Confederate battle flag to be removed from the Capitol grounds after a hate crime at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. Leaders including Mayor Joseph Riley Jr and Senators Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham supported removal as protests planned at the statehouse began.
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