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"Divided States of America" - Preview
On Jan. 17 & 18, 2017, a two-night miniseries examines the polarized America the next president will inherit. "Divided States of America" looks back at events during the Obama presidency that have revealed deep divisions, from the partisanship that gridlocked Washington and charged the 2016 presidential campaign, to the racial tensions that have erupted throughout the country.
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