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Prosecutors drop vandalism charges for Reflecting Pool damage, blame ‘contractor error’
CBS News and Tennessee Lookout describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedProsecutors drop vandalism charges for Reflecting Pool damage, blame ‘contractor error’.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "DOJ to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism charges, citing "botched installation"". The center frames it as "Prosecutors drop vandalism charges for Reflecting Pool damage, blame ‘contractor error’".
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Left / center-leftDOJ to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism charges, citing "botched installation"
CBS News · Center-left · News report
CenterProsecutors drop vandalism charges for Reflecting Pool damage, blame ‘contractor error’
Tennessee Lookout · Center · News report
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DOJ to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism charges, citing "botched installation"
Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss an indictment charging U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn with ripping the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying the damage was caused b...
Prosecutors drop vandalism charges for Reflecting Pool damage, blame ‘contractor error’
WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro moved Friday to dismiss charges against a former Olympian canoeist alleged to have damaged part of the Lincoln Memorial...
