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Brain Wars: Jose Barco
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Despite brain trauma, he pestered his doctors to declare him fit for duty
FRONTLINE explores and illuminates the critical issues of our times - from business and health to social issues, politics and war.
Video description: How Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell helped transform the Supreme Court and U.S. politics. Amid scrutiny of the high court and a power struggle in the GOP, FRONTLINE examines McConnell’s rise and role in pushing the judiciary to the right and America’s polarized democracy.
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