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Cooter's Place is staying put despite anger over Confederate flag

Cooter for Congress? Ben Jones is best known as Cooter the mechanic from "The Dukes of Hazzard." He's seen here reclining atop the General Lee, an orange '69 Dodge Charger outside Cooter's, his roadside store in Sperryville, VA.

Credit: Rick McKay/Washington Bureau

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Cooter for Congress? Ben Jones is best known as Cooter the mechanic from "The Dukes of Hazzard." He's seen here reclining atop the General Lee, an orange '69 Dodge Charger outside Cooter's, his roadside store in Sperryville, VA.
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