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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Nov 13, 3:21 AM
Mississippi elects first black senator in nearly 150 years
Scott Colom will be the first black senator to represent Mississippi since 1881.
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Mississippi elects first black senator in nearly 150 years
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As of November 13, 2026 at 3:21 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Scott Colom will be the first black senator to represent Mississippi since 1881.
The headline split The left frames it as "NAACP official on Mississippi electing Scott Colom as its first Black senator since the 1...". The center frames it as "Mississippi elects first black senator in nearly 150 years".
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Left / center-leftNAACP official on Mississippi electing Scott Colom as its first Black senator since the 1800s
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CenterMississippi elects first black senator in nearly 150 years
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CBS NewsNews report · Nov 13, 2:20 AM
NAACP official on Mississippi electing Scott Colom as its first Black senator since the 1800s
CBS News projects that Democrat Scott Colom will defeat Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith to become the first Black senator from Mississippi since the 1800s. Charles Taylor, executive d...
Details56/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
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