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New Hampshire goes to the polls in primary for key open Senate seat

CNBC and WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Incumbent Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., is retiring at the end of her term next year.
The headline split CNBC frames it as "New Hampshire goes to the polls in primary for key open Senate seat". WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) frames it as "Polls open for Primary Day: reminders before voting in New Hampshire".
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CenterNew Hampshire goes to the polls in primary for key open Senate seat

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CNBCNews report · Sep 8, 5:07 PM

New Hampshire goes to the polls in primary for key open Senate seat

Incumbent Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., is retiring at the end of her term next year.

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UPIWire story · Sep 8, 4:53 PM

New Hampshire primary: U.S. Senate, House seats up for grabs

New Hampshire voters were among the last to head to the polls Tuesday to vote in this year's primaries ahead of the November elections.

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WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH)News report · Sep 8, 4:25 PM

Polls open for Primary Day: reminders before voting in New Hampshire

As polls begin to open across New Hampshire for the state's Primary Election, officials want you to keep some things in mind before you head out to the polls.

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Sep 8, 4:25 PM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.

Sep 8, 4:53 PM: UPI joined the source map.

Sep 8, 5:07 PM: CNBC joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.