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Flags lowered for diplomats slain in Libya

In accordance with President Barack Obama’s proclamation, Gov. Deval L. Patrick has ordered that the U.S. and Commonwealth flags be lowered to half-staff, effective immediately, until sunset on Sunday, Sept. 16 in honor of John Christopher Stevens, U.S. Ambassador to Libya, and American personnel killed in the attack on the U.S. diplomatic facility in Benghazi.

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