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Ex-US President Carter to lie in state at The Capitol

The public will view Carter’s casket from early Wednesday through early morning Thursday

by SHARON MWENDE

Realtime07 January 2025 - 11:30

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Carter’s body will be brought to the US Capitol for the stipulated period before a state funeral in Washington DC.
A letter sent to his son James Carter III by Speaker Mike Johnson and other congressional leaders requested that Carter would lie in state.

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