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PBS News Hour

PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 30, 2016

Season 2016 Episode 3650 | 53m 50s

Friday on the NewsHour, Vladimir Putin slams U.S. expulsion of diplomats but says he will not follow suit. Also: A Syrian cease-fire is holding, the political analysis of David Brooks and David Corn, the year's best songs, looking back at the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, a reprise of a book about poverty and housing in America, and a singer's self-doubt.

Aired: 12/29/16 | Expires: 01/29/17
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