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Maine Democratic delegates choose Troy Jackson as new nominee to face US Sen. Susan Collins

New York Times Politics and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Maine Democratic delegates choose Troy Jackson as new nominee to face US Sen. Susan Collins.
The headline split The left frames it as "After Democratic Shake-Up, Susan Collins Holds Enormous Cash Edge in Maine". The center frames it as "Maine Democratic delegates choose Troy Jackson as new nominee to face US Sen. Susan Colli...".
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Left / center-leftAfter Democratic Shake-Up, Susan Collins Holds Enormous Cash Edge in Maine

New York Times Politics · Center-left · News report

CenterMaine Democratic delegates choose Troy Jackson as new nominee to face US Sen. Susan Collins

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · Center · News report

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New York Times PoliticsNews report · Jul 25, 7:03 PM

After Democratic Shake-Up, Susan Collins Holds Enormous Cash Edge in Maine

Republicans are pouring huge sums behind the Maine senator through a web of billionaire-funded super PACs. Troy Jackson, picked as the new Democratic nominee, has a lot of catching up to do.

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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteNews report · Jul 25, 6:33 PM

Maine Democratic delegates choose Troy Jackson as new nominee to face US Sen. Susan Collins

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Jul 25, 6:33 PM: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joined the source map.

Jul 25, 7:03 PM: New York Times Politics joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 62/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.