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  • Frontline Obama's Deal (Season 28, Episode 6)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary, News

Frontline

Obama's Deal (Season 28, Episode 6)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary, News

Frontline examines the Obama administration and its efforts to pass a health care reform bill.
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49 cast members
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Lamar Alexander
Self - Tennessee Senator (archive footage) Self - Tennessee Senator (archive footage)   See fewer
Matt Bai
Self - The New York Times Magazine Self - The New York Times Magazine   See fewer
Peter Baker
Self - The New York Times Self - The New York Times   See fewer
Dan Balz
Self - The Washington Post Self - The Washington Post   See fewer
Melody Barnes
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Max Baucus
Self - Finance Committee Chairman (archive footage) (as Sen. Max Baucus) Self - Finance Committee Chairman (archive footage) (as Sen. Max Baucus)   See fewer
Joe Biden
Self - Vice President (archive footage) Self - Vice President (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Blumenthal
Self - Sunlight Foundation Self - Sunlight Foundation   See fewer
Scott Brown
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Sherrod Brown
Self - Health Committee Self - Health Committee   See fewer
Mike Burgess
Self - Texas Congressman (as Rep. Michael Burgess) Self - Texas Congressman (as Rep. Michael Burgess)   See fewer
Dan Burton
Self - Representative Self - Representative   See fewer
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Jonathan Cohn
Self - Senior Editor, The New Republic Self - Senior Editor, The New Republic   See fewer
Ceci Connolly
Self - The Washington Post Self - The Washington Post   See fewer
Tom Daschle
Self - Senate Majority Leader, 2001-2003 Self - Senate Majority Leader, 2001-2003   See fewer
Howard Dean
Self - Chair, Democratic National Committee, 2005-2009 Self - Chair, Democratic National Committee, 2005-2009   See fewer
Rahm Emanuel
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Margaret Flowers
Self - Physicians for a National Health Program (as Dr. Margaret Flowers) Self - Physicians for a National Health Program (as Dr. Margaret Flowers)   See fewer
David Gergen
Self - Counselor to President Clinton, 1993-1994 Self - Counselor to President Clinton, 1993-1994   See fewer
Robert Gibbs
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Chuck Grassley
Self - Senate Finance Committee (as Sen. Charles Grassley) Self - Senate Finance Committee (as Sen. Charles Grassley)   See fewer
Orrin Hatch
Self - Senate Finance Committee (as Orrin G. Hatch) Self - Senate Finance Committee (as Orrin G. Hatch)   See fewer
Karen Ignagni
Self - President, America's Health Insurance Plans Self - President, America's Health Insurance Plans   See fewer
Chris Jennings
Self - Senior Clinton Health Care Adviser, 1993-2001 Self - Senior Clinton Health Care Adviser, 1993-2001   See fewer
Rush Limbaugh
Self - Radio Talk Show Host (archive footage) Self - Radio Talk Show Host (archive footage)   See fewer
Ryan Lizza
Self - The New Yorker Self - The New Yorker   See fewer
Will Lyman
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
John McCain
Self - Senator (archive footage) Self - Senator (archive footage)   See fewer
Bob Menendez
Self - Senator (archive footage) Self - Senator (archive footage)   See fewer
George Mitchell
Self - Majority Leader Self - Majority Leader   See fewer
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Lisa Murkowski
Self - Alaska Senator (archive footage) (as Sen. Lisa Murkowski) Self - Alaska Senator (archive footage) (as Sen. Lisa Murkowski)   See fewer
Michael Myers
Self - Senior Adviser to Senator Kennedy, 1998-2009 Self - Senior Adviser to Senator Kennedy, 1998-2009   See fewer
Ben Nelson
Self - Senator (archive footage) Self - Senator (archive footage)   See fewer
David Nexon
Self - Former Kennedy Aide Self - Former Kennedy Aide   See fewer
Barack Obama
Self - President (archive footage) Self - President (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Orszag
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Dan Pfeiffer
Self - White House Communications Director Self - White House Communications Director   See fewer
John Podesta
Self - Co-Chair, Obama Transition, 2008-2009 Self - Co-Chair, Obama Transition, 2008-2009   See fewer
Wendell Potter
Self - Vice President, CIGNA Insurance, 2003-2008 Self - Vice President, CIGNA Insurance, 2003-2008   See fewer
Dennis Rivera
Self - Service Employees International Union Self - Service Employees International Union   See fewer
Pete Rouse
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Phil Schiliro
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Self - The New York Times Self - The New York Times   See fewer
Billy Tauzin
Self - Representative Self - Representative   See fewer
Kenneth Vogel
Self - Politico Self - Politico   See fewer
Joseph Wilson
Self - Representative (archive footage) Self - Representative (archive footage)   See fewer
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