Tập
Frontline: Episode 11
Tóm tắt
For more than a year, Frontline has been behind the scenes with congressmen and lobbyists covering the deals, dollars, and politics of tax reform. Correspondent William Greider investigates how Washington really works as seen through this exclusive access to the inner circles of Congress.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Frontline
- Mùa
- Mùa 4
- Tập
- Tập 11
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1986-04-15
Thông tin tập
Episode 11 là tập 11 trong Season 4 của Frontline. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1986-04-15.
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