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Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870), was a career United States Army officer, an engineer, and among th

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$ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, JAN. 6 - A portrait of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee hangs in the rotunda of the Georgia State Capitol as a clerk passes in the hallway, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, in Atlanta. A more Republican General Assembly will convene in mid-January facing a familiar challenge: How to absorb increasing health care costs in a state budget continually short on revenue. Medicaid questions, specifically the renewal of an expiring tax on hospitals\' patient revenue, will dominate the session. But there\'s no shortage of intrigue on education policy, gun laws in the wake of a Connecticut shooting, and the political structure of a state Senate that looks to emerge from dysfunction.$

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In this Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 file photo, a clerk walks past a portrait of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in the rotunda of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta.

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$Virginia Secretary of Transportation, Sean T. Connaughton gestures during a news conference announcing the purchase of 285 acres of land at the Gaines Mill Civil War battlefield site Monday, Nov. 19, 2012 in Mechanicsville, Va. Gaines\' Mill is where Gen. Robert E. Lee had his first major victory as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.$

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$Bobby Krick, historian for the Richmond National Battlefiled, speaks during a news conference announcing the purchase of 285 acres of land at the Gaines Mill Civil War battlefield siteMonday, Nov. 19, 2012 in Mechanicsville, VA. The map to the left details some of the acreage purchased. Gaines\' Mill is where Gen. Robert E. Lee had his first major victory as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.$

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$Robert E. Lee postcards for sale at Baine\'s Books. Young and old, Republicans and Democrats gather for an open mic night at Baine\'s Books in Appomattox on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012.$

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A pro-life activist dressed as General George Washington and a pro-life activist dressed as Confederate General Robert E. Lee stand in front of the US Supreme Court during the March for Life ON January 25, 2013 in Washington. Pro-life activists rallied and marched to the US Supreme Court to protest the 40th anniversary of the 1973 Roe vs Wade court decision which legalized abortion throughout the United States.

$Robert E. Lee postcards for sale at Baine\'s Books. Young and old, Republicans and Democrats gather for an open mic night at Baine\'s Books in Appomattox on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012.$

A pro-life activist dressed as General George Washington and a pro-life activist dressed as Confederate General Robert E. Lee stand in front of the US Supreme Court during the March for Life ON January 25, 2013 in Washington. Pro-life activists rallied and marched to the US Supreme Court to protest the 40th anniversary of the 1973 Roe vs Wade court decision which legalized abortion throughout the United States.

ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, JAN. 6 - A portrait of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee hangs in the rotunda of the Georgia State Capitol as a clerk passes in the hallway, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, in Atlanta. A more Republican General Assembly will convene in mid-January facing a familiar challenge: How to absorb increasing health care costs in a state budget continually short on revenue. Medicaid questions, specifically the renewal of an expiring tax on hospitals' patient revenue, will dominate the session. But there's no shortage of intrigue on education policy, gun laws in the wake of a Connecticut shooting, and the political structure of a state Senate that looks to emerge from dysfunction.

In this Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 file photo, a clerk walks past a portrait of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in the rotunda of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta.

Virginia Secretary of Transportation, Sean T. Connaughton gestures during a news conference announcing the purchase of 285 acres of land at the Gaines Mill Civil War battlefield site Monday, Nov. 19, 2012 in Mechanicsville, Va. Gaines' Mill is where Gen. Robert E. Lee had his first major victory as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.

Bobby Krick, historian for the Richmond National Battlefiled, speaks during a news conference announcing the purchase of 285 acres of land at the Gaines Mill Civil War battlefield siteMonday, Nov. 19, 2012 in Mechanicsville, VA. The map to the left details some of the acreage purchased. Gaines' Mill is where Gen. Robert E. Lee had his first major victory as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.

Robert E. Lee postcards for sale at Baine's Books. Young and old, Republicans and Democrats gather for an open mic night at Baine's Books in Appomattox on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012.

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