Editors' Notes
 Flashback
Brilliant though he was at negative campaigning (see Boogie Man), Lee Atwater was hardly the first political operative to go for the jugular. A brief collection of companion tales from the FRONTLINE archive.MORE » |
 Flashback
A good week to see one of FRONTLINE's most popular films -- the story of an Iowa schoolteacher who taught her third graders a lesson on intolerance they wouldn't soon forget.MORE » |
 Update
Since first running for office in 1996, Barack Obama has lost only one election -- to a former Black Panther who beat him like a drum in a Chicago congressional race. Here's what happened...MORE » |
 FRONTLINE/World
With Congo back in the news, one key player in the story goes largely overlooked: China. For background on China's surprising role, and growing influence in the region, see this 2007 report from FRONTLINE/World. MORE » |
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“Atwater wasn't the two dimensional character outlined in this Frontline. Maybe your report is the story people right now would prefer to hear, but to discount the man as a "trickster" who suffered for his sins in the end, is to miss the true heart of a talented workaholic.” Cleveland, Ohio on Boogie ManREAD MORE »“Global warming is a farce! Slaves of this foolish theory are, by in large, Godless. They will bow down at the alter of trees and dirt and abortion and government. Professing to be wise, they became fools, Romans 1:22.” Lubbock, TX on HEATREAD MORE » |
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