SC Gov. not backing Confederate flag removal push

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SC Gov. not backing Confederate flag removal push

By NBCAugusta Staff

Story Published: Jul 15, 2008 at 12:57 PM EST

Story Updated: Jul 15, 2008 at 12:57 PM EST

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he
won't broker any compromises aimed at removing the Confederate flag
from Statehouse grounds.

Sanford's remark Tuesday came a day after the NAACP said it
would strengthen its efforts to force the removal of the banner
from a monument to Confederate war dead that is next to the capital
city's busiest street.

Sanford says he has just over two years left in his second term
and is going to try to focus on things that make big difference in
people's lives. The NAACP boycott started when the flag was on the
Statehouse dome, but has lost steam since it was moved to street
level eight years ago.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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