JACKSON, Miss. - A federal judge said Tuesday that the Confederate emblem on the Mississippi flag is “anti-American” because it represents those who fought to leave the United States.

The flag reproduces the image of the emblem. The introduction of official heraldic symbols will help preserve and develop the traditions of the Information Ministry, and bolster its ...

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