Lindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina

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What happenedMourners in Columbia recalled Lindsey Graham as the son of pool hall owners who “was born with a plastic fork in his mouth,” as former Rep. Trey Gowdy put it.

What changedThe left frames it as "Tributes, and Politics Too, at Lindsey Graham’s Funeral in South Carolina". The right frames it as "South Carolinians Say Goodbye to Lindsey Graham.".

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Center-left ·News report

New York Times Politics6m ago

Tributes, and Politics Too, at Lindsey Graham’s Funeral in South Carolina

A gathering of South Carolina’s political elite paid tribute to the late senator’s career against a backdrop of a highly competitive race to replace him.

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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)34m ago