President Obama on Friday praised the lowering of the Confederate flag in South Carolina as “a meaningful step towards a better future.” “South Carolina taking down the confederate flag - a signal of good will and healing, and a meaningful step towards a better future,” the president wrote on his @POTUS Twitter feed. The removal of the Confederate battle flag from Statehouse grounds in South Carolina was the culmination of a debate over the controversial symbol triggered by a mass shooting at a historic black church in Charleston last month. -snip- South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) signed a bill...
