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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Throughout the day, people in Atlanta have been gathering to pay their final respects to former president Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at the age of 100.

Georgia Public Broadcasting Sarah Callis reports people are using the Carter Presidential Center

as a spot of reflection. Local residents left flowers and candles at the sign at the entrance

to the Carter Center to pay tribute to the former Georgia governor

and 39th president of the United States. Tanner Jorgensen brought a Braves hat to leave in Carter's

memory. So I know he's a big Braves fan. He was a good guy. He was definitely a Georgia legend

and he was good to be able to pay tribute in any way. Hopefully his family is at peace.

A hundred years old. It's amazing. A accomplishment.

Carter, the only president from Georgia, left a long legacy of humanitarian work following his time in the White House.

For NPR news, I'm Sarah Callis in Atlanta.

House Republicans are gearing up to elect a speaker when the new Congress begins on Friday.

President-elect Donald Trump is throwing his support behind House Speaker Mike Johnson. NPR's Lexi Shibittle reports the endorsement

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