Breaking the Bank

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Michelle Rhee's work in D.C.

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Money, Power and Wall Street, Part 1

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Get the inside story of Wall Street’s and Washington’s struggles to rescue and repair a shattered economy.

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Philadelphia high-school students who built hybrid cars.

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Schedule

Thursday
2/7/13 9:00 PM
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Tuesday
2/12/13 8:00 PM
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Wednesday
2/13/13 3:00 AM
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Wednesday
2/13/13 10:00 AM
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In the clip featured above, Frontline examines Bank of America’s rapid growth and the assent to power of CEO Ken Lewis, including interviews with Lewis and his predecessor Hugh McColl.

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