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Lindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina
Headlines vary from simple descriptions of the funeral to those highlighting political aspects or a community's farewell.
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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.
The headline splitThe 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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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftTributes, and Politics Too, at Lindsey Graham’s Funeral in South Carolina
New York Times Politics · Center-left · News report
CenterLindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina
KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightSouth Carolinians Say Goodbye to Lindsey Graham.
Lindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina
returns home one last timefuneral
Mourners 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.
Tributes, and Politics Too, at Lindsey Graham’s Funeral in South Carolina
TributesPolitics TooFuneral
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.
Lindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina
returns home one last timefuneral
Mourners 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.
