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Who is shaping American history? Hello again. I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from

Public Radio International, a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. The College Board designs advanced placement courses for high school students,

providing what critics call a monopoly on American history.

But historians disagree about slavery, the rationale for various wars,

the nature of government, what's called American exceptionalism.

College Board standards set last year were called

unpatriotic by conservatives,

including the Republican National Committee.

Now they have been revised, but the controversy is not going away.

Is neutrality even possible?

Today's talking point, how two political enemies

changed network news coverage for better or worse.

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