The Choice 2008(2008)
The story of two unlikely presidential contenders and what they say about America.
This two-hour program examines the rich personal and political biographies of John McCain and Barack Obama and goes behind the headlines to discover how they arrived at this moment and what their very different candidacies say about America.

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This two-hour program examines the rich personal and political biographies of John McCain and Barack Obama and goes behind the headlines to discover how they arrived at this moment and what their very different candidacies say about America.
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2008-10-14
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The story of two unlikely presidential contenders and what they say about America.
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