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The president in Hiroshima, remaking the iconic mini-series Roots and the Libertarian party in this election
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May 27, 2016
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The president in Hiroshima, remaking the iconic mini-series Roots and the Libertarian party in this election

The president's visit to the historic site, the pressure of re-creating "Roots", will a Libertarian candidate gain steam heading into the national election?

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN - MAY 27:  U.S. President Barack Obama gives flowers during his visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on May 27, 2016 in Hiroshima, Japan. It is the first time U.S. President makes an official visit to Hiroshima, the site where the atomic bomb was dropped in the end of World War II on August 6, 1945.  (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)
HIROSHIMA, JAPAN - MAY 27: U.S. President Barack Obama gives flowers during his visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on May 27, 2016 in Hiroshima, Japan. It is the first time U.S. President makes an official visit to Hiroshima, the site where the atomic bomb was dropped in the end of World War II on August 6, 1945. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)
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The president's visit to the historic site, the pressure of re-creating "Roots", will a Libertarian candidate gain steam heading into the national election?

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