Need To Know | Mayor under siege | PBS
Duration: 13:56
Program:
Need to Know #213
Broadcast Date: Dec. 14, 2011
Need to Know chronicles three days spent with Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett, illuminating how one mayor spends his time trying to drum up business, even while facing withering attacks from some of his hard-pressed constituents.
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