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Racial divide obvious in senate debate on history

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Columbus, OH – A bitter debate erupted in the Ohio Senate over which historical documents high school students should be required to read. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports on the flare-up, just the latest example of a wide gulf between minority Democrats and majority Republicans - with a racial element adding to the tensions.