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President Carter departs Carter Center on final trip to Washington
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Nation begins goodbye as Carter lies in state at Capitol before Thursday's funeral
The former president is remembered as a Renaissance man from Georgia who championed peace.
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The former president's death has brought forth all sort of observations and recollections about his 100 years on earth.
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Congressional leaders honored the late President Jimmy Carter at the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday, more than 40 years after he routinely clashed with the House and Senate.
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Jon Ritchie appointed as president of American Integrity Insurance
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This month’s biggest restaurant news from the Georgia coast
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Amazon plans $11 billion data center expansion in Georgia
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PHOTOS: Carter departs Atlanta for services in Washington D.C.
President Jimmy Carter departed his presidential center in Atlanta on Tuesday.
