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Peter Lougheed Will Lie In State After Arriving At Alberta Legislature

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The body of former Alberta premier and Tory leader Peter Lougheed will lie in state after arriving at the Alberta legislature Sunday night.

The public will get a chance to view the iconic Canadian politician as he lies in state at the rotunda in the legislature Monday Sept. 17 and Tuesday Sept. 18.

Peter Lougheed In State
Peter Lougheed arrives at the Alberta legislature(01 of18)
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The body of former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed is escorted by RCMP on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 into the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton where he will lie in state. Lougheed, 84, died Thursday evening. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
Peter Lougheed arrives at the Alberta Legislature(02 of18)
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The body of former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed is escorted by RCMP on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 into the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton where he will lie in state. Lougheed, 84, died Thursday evening. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
Peter Lougheed arrives at the Alberta Legislature(03 of18)
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The body of former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed is escorted by RCMP on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 into the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton where he will lie in state. Lougheed, 84, died Thursday evening. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
Peter Lougheed arrives at the Alberta Legislature(04 of18)
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The body of former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed is escorted by RCMP on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 into the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton where he will lie in state. Lougheed, 84, died Thursday evening. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
Peter Lougheed arrives at the Alberta Legislature(05 of18)
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The body of former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed is escorted by RCMP on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 into the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton where he will lie in state. Lougheed, 84, died Thursday evening. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
Peter Lougheed arrives at the Alberta Legislature(06 of18)
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The body of former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed is escorted by RCMP on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 into the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton where he will lie in state. Lougheed, 84, died Thursday evening. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
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Albert Premier Alison Redford hugs the granddaughter of Peter Lougheed, Kathleen Lougheed and meets with his sons Joe ,right, and Stephen Lougheed as the body of the former Alberta premier lies in state at the Alberta Legislature on Monday September 17, 2012. in Edmonton Alberta. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
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The body of former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed lies in state as people pay their respects at the Alberta Legislature on Monday September 17, 2012. in Edmonton Alberta. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
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Alberta Premier Alison Redford pays her respects to former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed lying in state at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton, Alberta, on September 17, 2012. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ian Jackson-Pool)
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A crowd waits in line for their turn to pay respects to former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed as his body lies in state at the Alberta Legislature on Monday September 17, 2012. in Edmonton Alberta. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
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The body of former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed lies in state as a dignitary pays her respects at the Alberta Legislature on Monday September 17, 2012. in Edmonton Alberta. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
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Sons Stephen Lougheed, right and Joe Lougheed ,left, console granddaughter Kathleen Lougheed as the body of former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed lies in state at the Alberta Legislature on Monday September 17, 2012. in Edmonton Alberta. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
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Former Alberta premier Don Getty (left in wheelchair), shakes hands with Joe Lougheed, Peter Lougheed's son as his wife Margaret Getty, right, hugs Stephen Lougheed, another son, as they pay their respects to former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed as his body lies in state at the Alberta Legislature on Monday September 17, 2012. in Edmonton, Alberta. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
Peter Lougheed remembered at the McDougall Centre(14 of18)
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Workers install a portrait of former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed at McDougall Centre in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, where a condolence book is set up for the public to sign. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
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A man signs a condolence book for former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed at the McDougall Centre in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
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A bouquet of flowers with a handwritten note for former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed at McDougall Centre in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
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Former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed lying in state at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton, Alberta, on September 17, 2012. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ian Jackson-Pool)
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Former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed lying in state at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton, Alberta, on September 17, 2012. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ian Jackson-Pool)
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