{"id":1600,"date":"2008-01-07T09:44:28","date_gmt":"2008-01-07T09:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2008\/01\/exclusive-clip-the-great-debat.html"},"modified":"2008-01-07T09:44:28","modified_gmt":"2008-01-07T09:44:28","slug":"exclusive-clip-the-great-debat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2008\/01\/exclusive-clip-the-great-debat.html","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Clip: &#8216;The Great Debaters&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/story\/227\/story_22778_1.html\" target=\"_new\">Denzel  Washington&#8217;s<\/A> &#8220;The Great Debaters&#8221; is still racking up critical acclaim and awards buzz, while seeking to build a bigger audience at the box office. 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