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The statue of confederate general robert e. lee in richmond, virginia is now gone as joe johns reports for us, hundreds of on lookers erupted in cheers and song as it was lifted off a pedestal and lowered to the ground. ♪ ♪ hey hey good-bye ♪ . >> reporter: after 131 years on display, the city of richmond says good-bye to a monument that has been a source of controversy for decades. the statue of robert e. lee, the largest confed fed statue still standing in the u.s. was eenkt ared in 1890, more than a j generation after the civil war. but today it came down. a heavy duty crane lifted it...

Confusing things, yes, the west bank is east of the other place we're talking about. there it is. it's israel first and then the palestinian authority. where after that? to be part of the international negotiations that are happening on this cease fire in this critical part of the world? she's going to cairo, to egypt because everybody is counting on them. they are indecembispensable. the president is finishing his trip in the far east and he's kept up his schedule of public events and appearances there but he's been doing some diplomacy personally. "the new york times" reporting that the pres...