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FRONTLINE | The Choice 2008 | Obama | PBS

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www.pbs.org/frontline/choice20... In this sneak preview from "The Choice 2008," FRONTLINE recounts Barack Obama's first days in the United States Senate, recruiting staff and adapting to the daily grind of a freshman senator.

FRONTLINE's critically acclaimed series "The Choice" returns this election season to examine the rich personal and political biographies of John McCain and Barack Obama in "The Choice 2008," airing Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008, from 9 to 11 PM ET on PBS (check local listings). For two hours, the film draws on in-depth interviews with the advisers, friends and those closest to these unlikely candidates, as well as with seasoned observers of American politics, who together tell the definitive story of these men and their ascent to their party's nominations.

Watch "The Choice 2008" throughout the election season:
•Premieres Tues, Oct 14 at 9 PM ET on PBS. Check local listings for national television rebroadcasts on Sun, Oct 26 and Mon, Nov 3.
•Beginning Oct 15, watch online at www.pbs.org/frontline

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Post Date: September 30, 2008