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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 15, 2017

Season 2017 Episode 150 | 25m 01s

On this episode for Sunday, Jan. 15, breaking down the tradition of using the first 100 days of presidency as a benchmark for future success. Later, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is considering whether it should make kratom, a painkiller and psychoactive drug, illegal and trends from a Pew Research Center survey of 8,000 police. Alison Stewart anchors from New York.

Aired: 01/14/17 | Expires: 02/14/17
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Extras
Unaccompanied migrant children at risk of losing legal representation
How Iranians are living through months of war and government crackdowns
What's in the proposed deal to disarm Hamas and withdraw Israeli forces from Gaza
Western states face more water cutbacks as Colorado River shrinks
Local arts groups that shape community culture face financial pressure
News Wrap: Death toll from Japan earthquake rises to 34
Brooks and Capehart on Blanche’s stalled nomination and Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund'
Tens of thousands of migrants enter Spanish territory, then return to Morocco
Why states want to change 'Sell By' labels on food
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