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Charlottesville mayor calls on VA governor to help remove Robert E. Lee statue

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - The mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia, is calling on the governor to convene an emergency meeting of state lawmakers to allow the city to remove the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

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