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U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger speaks to the media Jan. 18 at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany. Pittenger, a Republican congressman who represents the Charlotte area, said Thursday that people are protesting in the city because they "hate white people."
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