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CNN anchor, analyst’s heated spat over N-word’s use

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CNN anchor, analyst's heated spat over N-word's use

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CNN's Don Lemon and legal analyst Sunny Hostin have a fiery debate over the use of the N-word by President Obama and on CNN's air.

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