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National security question trips up Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina debate

Sen. Darline Graham, running in South Carolina's runoff election, stumbled over a foreign policy question during a debate Tuesday night

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What happened WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Darline Graham, who is competing in next week’s runoff election in South Carolina, stumbled over a question about foreign policy in a debate on Tuesday night.
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Left / center-leftNational security question trips up Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina debate

ABC News - Politics · Center-left · News report

CenterNational security question trips up Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina debate

WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) · Center · News report

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ABC News - PoliticsNews report · Aug 19, 6:58 AM

National security question trips up Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina debate

Sen. Darline Graham, running in South Carolina's runoff election, stumbled over a foreign policy question during a debate Tuesday night

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WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)News report · Aug 19, 5:29 AM

National security question trips up Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina debate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Darline Graham, who is competing in next week’s runoff election in South Carolina, stumbled over a question about foreign policy in a debate on Tuesday night.

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0/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Aug 19, 5:29 AM: WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) joined the source map.

Aug 19, 6:58 AM: ABC News - Politics joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.