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Members of the Ku Klux Klan participate in a rally in 2004. A KKK group plans to rally in July outside of the South Carolina Statehouse.(Photo: Carolyn Kaster, AP)


KKK to rally at S.C. statehouse
The Loyal White Knights will protest the removal of the confederate flag from South Carolina's statehouse grounds Saturday. "Our government is trying to erase white culture and our heritage right out of the pages of history books," an automated message on the group's answering machine said. Protesters can reserve the statehouse grounds online at a first-come, first-serve basis. The KKK-associated group will meet from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET.

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Tempers flared today during counter-protests over the Confederate flag at the South Carolina state house in Columbia just as the Ku Klux Klan was announcing plans for a pro-flag rally in the capitol city. USA TODAY


GOP, Democratic candidates descend on Iowa this weekend
Fifteen Republican and Democratic presidential contenders take over Iowa with at least 34 separate events this weekend. On Saturday, the Republicans will audition 10 presidential candidates during the GOP Family Leadership Summit in Ames, run by the Christian conservative activist group. Host Frank Luntz will ask questions of each individual candidate for 20-25 minutes. Democratic players met Friday at the Hall of Fame Celebration, and will attend events through Sunday. The buzz phrase of the Democratic weekend will be "income inequality," while spirituality will be at the heart of the GOP conference.

2016 Iowa Caucuses<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: The Register)

Jupiter, Venus and the moon cluster in Saturday's night sky
Skywatchers can catch a glimpse of Jupiter, Venus and the moon after sunset Saturday. The two planets and moon will appear in the west, with Venus nestling right next to the thin-crescent moon. But unlike how close they appeared in early July -- when at one point they appeared to be touching -- Jupiter will float about six degrees right of Venus.
Keyna mall reopens after 2013 terrorist attack
The upscale Kenyan mall where 67 people were killed in a 2013 terrorist attack will reopen Saturday after extensive rebuilding. Four gunman carried out the attack that left the mall in shambles. Al-Shabab, a Somali Islamic extremist group, claimed responsibility for the four-day siege.
POTUS and his girls head to NYC
Sasha and Malia Obama are getting a rare father-daughter weekend in New York City. President Obama, who rarely stays the night in New York, will attend a fundraiser on Friday and stay through most of Saturday with his teenage daughters. Malia, 17, was spotted earlier this summer in Brooklyn on the set of HBO's Girls, where she reportedly was interning. (Sasha is 14.) White House spokesman Josh Earnest wouldn't say what activities were on their schedule. The president is due back in Washington on Saturday night.

Honestly, a certain solemnity should be held during the pardoning of a turkey's life! The girls strike the appropriate demeanor in 2013 during the pardoning ceremony. National Turkey Federation Chairman John Burkel, left, of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, keeps the 2013 National Thanksgiving Turkey still as President Obama pardons "Popcorn" with his daughters Sasha Obama, 12, and Malia Obama, 15 on Nov. 27, 2013.<span style="color: Red;">*</span> Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images

First Lady Michelle Obama, center, her daughters Malia, left, and Sasha, second from left, are accompanied by Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, third from right, watch students demonstrating remote control mechanical robots at the Beijing Normal School, a school that prepares students to attend universities abroad in Beijing, China on March 21, 2014.<span style="color: Red;">*</span> Andy Wong, AP

First lady Michelle Obama, left, watches as her daughter Malia adjusts the collar for her sister Sasha, right, as they walk out to welcome the Official White House Christmas Tree ceremony at the White House on Nov. 28, 2014. This year's White House Christmas Tree, is a White Fir grown by Chris Botek, Christmas Tree Farmer from Crystal Spring Tree Farm in Lehighton, Penn., his father Francis Botek is third from left. Dogs Bo Obama, left, and Sunny Obama also participated.<span style="color: Red;">*</span> Susan Walsh, AP




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