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NewsNovember 8, 2001

Gov. Bob Holden ordered Wednesday that flags on all state facilities be flown at half-staff from dawn today until Saturday in memory of state Sen. Paula Carter, D-St. Louis. Carter, 61, died Monday after a lengthy battle with cancer. Carter was first elected to the House in 1986 and served as president of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus. At her death, she was the head of the caucus foundation...

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Gov. Bob Holden ordered Wednesday that flags on all state facilities be flown at half-staff from dawn today until Saturday in memory of state Sen. Paula Carter, D-St. Louis. Carter, 61, died Monday after a lengthy battle with cancer.

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Carter was first elected to the House in 1986 and served as president of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus. At her death, she was the head of the caucus foundation.

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