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Confederate flag splits Mississippi ahead of primary
Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY
10 p.m. EST March 7, 2016
WASHINGTON — The Confederate battle emblem on Mississippi's state flag continues to be an emotional wedge issue there ahead of the state's primary on Tuesday, but few of the six remaining presidential candidates have weighed in on the topic.
On the Democratic side, former secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., say the flag should come down. Mississippi is the only state flying a Confederate flag over its statehouse ...
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/03/07/confederate-flag-splits-mississippi-ahead-primary/81442624/