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Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Lincoln

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The Office of Governor David Ige announced Wednesday morning that flags throughout the state and country will fly at half-staff today, April 15, in honor of President Abraham Lincoln, by direction of the President of the United States Barack Obama.

Flags will run at half-staff through sundown in honor of the famous president’s death.

On Tuesday, President Obama declared April 15, 2015 as a “Day of Remembrance for President Abraham Lincoln.”

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