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Wednesday, December 23, 2020

CONFEDERATE HERITAGE NEWS, Dec. 23.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Trump has until midnight tonight, Dec. 23, 2020, to veto a bill that would change the names of the 10 U.S. military bases named in honor of Confederate generals, and ban other names or symbols associated with the Confederate States of America.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A provision in the omnibus government funding bill to remove Confederate Monuments from National Battlefield Parks has reportedly been removed from the bill. President Trump had previously promised to veto any such bill. 

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Putnam County Board of County Commissioners voted to remove the Confederate monument from the courthouse ground. The catch is those who want it removed would have to raise $200,000 in private money to pay for the removal.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In spite of the removal of the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from National Statuary Hall by Virginia at the U.S. Capitol, there are still 10 Confederate statues still there.

The statue of President Jefferson Davis is still standing in National Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol.



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