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Divided States of America
January 17, 2017
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FRONTLINE investigates the partisanship of the Obama era, and the polarized America that Donald Trump inherits as president.
The Choice 2016
September 27, 2016
// 1h 54m
FRONTLINE investigates what has shaped Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, how they lead and why they want one of the most difficult jobs imaginable.
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