10 things you need to know today: December 4, 2018

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Geroge H.W. Bush lies in state
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1. Bush's casket lies in state at Capitol

Former President George H.W. Bush's remains arrived Monday at the U.S. Capitol, where he will lie in state until early Wednesday. A Marine band played hymns as an eight-member military honor guard carried Bush's casket into the Capitol. In a Monday evening ceremony, dignitaries praised Bush, who died Friday at 94, for his decades of public service as a Navy pilot, congressman, U.N. ambassador, CIA director, vice president, and president. "Here lies a great man," said House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), and "a gentle soul." Bush's son, former President George W. Bush, was among the grieving family members, friends, and political leaders. A funeral service will be held Wednesday before Bush's body is returned to College Station, Texas, for burial.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.