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Election Day DVD

What's the street-level experience of voters in today's America? In a triumph of documentary storytelling, Election Day combines eleven stories all shot simultaneously on November 2, 2004. Factory workers, ex-felons, Native American activist, and diligent poll watchers from South Dakota to Florida take the process of democracy into their own hands, and the resulting film is entertaining, inspiring, and sometimes unsettling.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2007
Length: 84 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Election Day DVD

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60 Minutes Presents Obama: All Access - The Road To The White House DVD

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60 Minutes Presents Obama: All Access - The Road To The White House DVD

Viewers will share extraordinary access to the Senator, the candidate, and the president-elect with more than three hours of material and never-before-seen material from exclusive 60 Minutes interviews. Finally, 60 Minutes Presents "Obama: All Access" will end at the beginning, the beginning of the Barack Obama Administration, with a presentation of the entire Inaugural Address of the 44th President of the United States.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2009
Length: 225 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

FRONTLINE: Dreams of Obama DVD

As Barack Obama assumes the presidency on January 20th, 2009, FRONTLINE tells the story of how a little known state senator rose from obscurity to the White House in just over four years. Dreams of Obama draws on interviews with those closest to Obama to provide insight into how he might lead the country. A personal and political biography, the film examines the key moments that shaped Obama, and asks what his election says about America.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2009
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

FRONTLINE: Dreams of Obama DVD

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Simon Schama: The American Future - A History DVD

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Simon Schama: The American Future - A History DVD

Turning to fascinating moments in American history to understand the present, connecting legendary presences such as Thomas Jefferson, Henry Ford, Mark Twain and General Lucius Clay with contemporary soldiers, businessmen, truckers, schoolteachers and politicians, this series offers a timely and gripping vision of the United States, past and present, facing its moment of truth.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2007
Length: 240 minutes on 2 Discs
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama Book

In The Breakthrough, veteran journalist Gwen Ifill surveys the American political landscape shedding new light on the impact of Barack Obama's stunning presidential victory and introducing the emerging young African American politicians forging a bold new path to political power. It is a remarkable look at contemporary politics and an essential foundation for understanding the future of American democracy.

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Production Year: 2009
Country Of Origin : United States

The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama Book

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Your America: Democracy's Local Heroes - Hardcover Book

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Your America: Democracy's Local Heroes - Hardcover Book

Approaching the topic of civic activism on both a national and local level, "Your America" reveals essential lessons from twelve stories of ordinary citizens accomplishing extraordinary changes in their communities. For fans of "Now," the popular PBS show, community activists, and the blogosphere, this book provides a blueprint for working together locally to create a better global community.

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Production Year: 2008
Country Of Origin : United States

FRONTLINE: Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story DVD

Boogie Man is the surprising story of Lee Atwater, the blues-playing rogue whose rambunctious rise from the South to Chairman of the GOP made him a political rock star. Atwater mentored Karl Rove and George W. Bush and without him, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush might never have been elected. A hero to Republicans for his unrepentant vision of politics as war, Atwater is reviled by Democrats as the godfather of modern negative campaigning.

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Color: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 81 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

FRONTLINE: Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story DVD

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Latinos 08 DVD

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Latinos 08 DVD

"Latinos '08" examines this unprecedented 2008 election through the prism of ethnic politics. Latinos are less cohesive than other voting blocs and they do not fit the black/white racial binary that has long shaped American politics. The film explores how today's candidates and advocacy groups are trying to mobilize and attract this unpredictable group of voters.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-PG
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

FRONTLINE: The Choice 2008 DVD

One of the most memorable presidential races in decades pits the iconoclast John McCain against the newcomer Barack Obama; a heroic former prisoner of war against the first African-American major party nominee. The 20th anniversary broadcast of "The Choice" examines the personal and political biographies of these men and goes behind headlines to discover how they arrived at this moment and what their very different candidacies say about America.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 120 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: E
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

FRONTLINE: The Choice 2008 DVD

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Well-Founded Fear DVD

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Well-Founded Fear DVD

An unprecedented inside look at the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), award-winning filmmakers Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini take their cameras behind locked doors, where bureaucrats decide the fates of thousands of asylum-seekers each year. Who is deemed worthy of political asylum in the United States? Who decides? And why?

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2001
Length: 120 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

P.O.V.: Taking on the Kennedys DVD

In 1994, practicing physician Kevin Vigilante, a Rhode Island Republican who has never held office, challenged Democratic favorite son Patrick Kennedy for a U.S. House seat representing the fifth most Democratic District in the nation and nearly won. With unrestricted access to the candidates filmmaker Joshua Seftel presents a hard-hitting deconstruction of political campaigns and powerful dynasties.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 1996
Length: 54 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

P.O.V.: Taking on the Kennedys DVD

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P.O.V.: Last Man Standing: Politics: Texas Style DVD

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P.O.V.: Last Man Standing: Politics: Texas Style DVD

So how did Texas, once a solidly Democratic "Johnson Country" only a generation ago, become known for its dominating brand of Republicanism? Last Man Standing takes a camera to Texas to find out in a behind-the-scenes portrait of two unpredictable elections. A battle for state representative and a polarizing race for governor, which pits Bush's ascendant state Republican Party against a historic, multi-cultural Democratic ticket.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2004
Length: 56 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-PG
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Debating Our Destiny II DVD

The special features some of the most compelling debate exchanges in recent history, beginning with the first Bush-Gore debate in the fall of 2000, as well as exclusive interviews with the candidates. Respected journalist Jim Lehrer, who has moderated 10 presidential debates in the past five elections, interviews President Bush, Vice President Cheney and Senators Joseph Lieberman and John Kerry to get their perspectives on the debates.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Debating Our Destiny II DVD

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Modern Marvels: Frontline Reporting DVD

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Modern Marvels: Frontline Reporting DVD

In March 2003, embedded civilian correspondents rolled along with the U.S. military convoy as it invaded Iraq. Equipped with satellite and video phones, digital cameras, and lightweight satellite uplinks, frontline reporters dispatched the news of war as it happened. Join us as we review the history and preview the future of frontline reporting.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2004
Length: 50 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

John McCain DVD

From Navy brat to Vietnam pilot, prisoner of war, and maverick politician, John McCain has always displayed an independent streak. Counted down and out in 2007, the Arizona senator made a remarkable comeback in the 2008 Republican presidential primaries, promising a spirited race in the fall campaign. Relive the tragedy and triumphs of McCain's long career in this portrait from the Biography Channel.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Length: 47 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-G
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

John McCain DVD

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Barack Obama DVD

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Barack Obama DVD

His youthful optimism has propelled him to a historic race for the U.S. presidency. But almost everything about Barack Obama's career has been astonishing. Follow his life from humble beginnings, childhood in Hawaii, education at Harvard, and early years in Chicago, followed by election to the U.S. Senate and four years later, the Democratic presidential nod.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2007
Length: 47 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Moyers on Democracy Book (Hardcover)

Moyers on Democracy collects many of Bill Moyers's most moving statements to connect the dots on what is happening to our country. Richly insightful and alive with a fierce, abiding love for our country, Moyers on Democracy is essential reading in this fateful presidential year.

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Production Year: 2008
Country Of Origin : United States

Moyers on Democracy Book (Hardcover)

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FRONTLINE: Bush's War DVD

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FRONTLINE: Bush's War DVD

9/11 and Al Qaeda, Afghanistan and Iraq, WMD and the Insurgency, Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, Fallujah and the Surge. For six years, FRONTLINE has been revealing those stories in meticulous detail, and the political dramas played out at the highest levels. Now, on the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, the full saga will unfold in this special definitive documentary analysis of one of the most challenging periods in the nation's history.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 270 minutes on 1 Disc
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Monarchy Sets 1 & 2, DVD Combo - Save $10

Hosted by Dr. David Starkey, Monarchy examines the power, politics, religion, and the extraordinary lives that make up one of the oldest surviving governing institutions in existence. Starkey trains his eye on the secrets behind the throne room doors in this engaging dramatic series about British monarchs.

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Monarchy Sets 1 & 2, DVD Combo - Save $10

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Oregon Experience: Abigail Scott Duniway DVD

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Oregon Experience: Abigail Scott Duniway DVD

Oregon Experience examines the life of Abigail Scott Duniway, a plain-talking farmer's wife who was largely responsible for Oregon women gaining the right to vote in 1912 - eight years before a constitutional amendment gave suffrage to women throughout the country.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2006
Length: 30 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

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