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U.S. Senate committee backs renaming bases named after Confederates

The Republican-led U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee voted to require the Department of Defense to rename military bases named after Confederate generals, setting up a clash with President Donald Trump, who opposes that change. [Source]

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Origin: reuters.com

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Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/JrnisAGiQ3E/u-s-senate-committee-backs-renaming-bases-named-after-confederates-idUSKBN23I2B7