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Life and Death in Assisted Living

Life and Death in Assisted Living

Season 2013 Episode 14
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Egypt in Crisis

Season 2013 Episode 15
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League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis

League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis

Season 2013 Episode 16
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Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?

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A Death in St. Augustine

A Death in St. Augustine

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To Catch a Trader

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Secret State of North Korea

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FRONTLINE

Two American Families

Season 2013 Episode 13

Since 1992, Bill Moyers has been following the story of two ordinary, hard-working families in Milwaukee -- one black, one white -- as they battle to keep from sliding into poverty. A remarkable portrait of perseverance, Two American Families raises unsettling questions about the changing nature of the U.S. economy and the fate of a declining middle class.

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