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Florida lawmakers move to replace Confederate statue
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - ... A Florida Senate panel on Tuesday endorsed a bill calling for removal of the statue of Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith from the Capitol, where every state is allowed to have two statues. Only Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, voted no.A similar bill is also moving in the Florida House. The full Legislature will likely consider the proposal during the 2016 session that starts in January ...
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/2015/11/17/florida-lawmakers-move-replace-confederate-statue/75969942/
