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Body Of George H.W. Bush Returns To Washington

A special Air Force jet carrying the 41st president's body landed Monday afternoon. Bush will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol rotunda until Wednesday.
A hearse waits as the U.S. Air Force 747 lands carrying the casket of the remains of former President George H.W. Bush before heading to the U.S Capitol, Monday in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

An Air Force jet, designated "Special Air Mission 41," landed at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington, D.C., Monday afternoon, carrying the body of former

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