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Puerto Rico gears up to vote in statehood referendum in Nov
S2020 E284 - 6m 28s
In the last four years, Puerto Rico’s debt crisis, devastation caused by hurricanes and the mass exodus, have thrown its relationship to the U.S. in the national spotlight. In November, Puerto Ricans will vote in a referendum, which asks a question that has been at the heart of Puerto Rican politics for decades: Should the territory be admitted to the union as a state? Ivette Feliciano reports.
Inside Georgia’s new attempt to change access to Obamacare
S2020 E284 - 7m 50s
In Georgia, a new health insurance proposal could upend the Affordable Care Act exchange. While proponents see the changes as a way to increase health insurance enrollment, critics warn that tens of thousands of Georgians could lose healthcare coverage. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker reports.
Presidential debates make headlines, but do they win votes?
S2020 E284 - 5m 3s
On Tuesday, President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will face-off in the first presidential debate, which is being billed as a potential “game changer.” Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield looks at the history of presidential debates and tells us why evidence suggests that the impact of these widely watched events may be overstated.
With Georgia in dead heat, Trump and Biden woo Black voters
S2020 E284 - 3m 25s
Polls show that Georgia, which President Trump won by nearly five points in 2016, has emerged as a hotly contested state with Biden and Trump battling it out for the Black vote. Meanwhile, officials are recruiting thousands of tech-savvy poll workers and launched a service for voters in the state to track their absentee ballots. Georgia Public Broadcasting's Rickey Bevington joins.
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