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he the kind of person that you d like to have a bowl with on the side of the street. he d be the first not from an elite background of money, bureaucracy or the military. wooduff: those are just some of the stories we re covering on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: at bae systems, our pride and dedication show in everything we do; from electronics systems to intelligence analysis and cyber- operations; from combat vehicles and weapons to the maintenance and modernization of ships, aircraft, and critical infrastructure. knowing our work makes a difference inspires us everyday. that s bae systems. that s inspired work. i ve been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they re on. because the one question they never want to ask is, how did i end up here? i started schwab with those people. people who want
he the kind of person that you d like to have a bowl with on the side of the street. he d be the first not from an elite background of money, bureaucracy or the military. wooduff: those are just some of the stories we re covering on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: at bae systems, our pride and dedication show in everything we do; from electronics systems to intelligence analysis and cyber- operations; from combat vehicles and weapons to the maintenance and modernization of ships, aircraft, and critical infrastructure. knowing our work makes a difference inspires us everyday. that s bae systems. that s inspired work. i ve been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they re on. because the one question they never want to ask is, how did i end up here? i started schwab with those people. people who want
he the kind of person that you d like to have a bowl with on the side of the street. he d be the first not from an elite background of money, bureaucracy or the military. wooduff: those are just some of the stories we re covering on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: at bae systems, our pride and dedication show in everything we do; from electronics systems to intelligence analysis and cyber- operations; from combat vehicles and weapons to the maintenance and modernization of ships, aircraft, and critical infrastructure. knowing our work makes a difference inspires us everyday. that s bae systems. that s inspired work. i ve been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they re on. because the one question they never want to ask is, how did i end up here? i started schwab with those people. people who want
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