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Reflecting Pool’s botched repairs threaten to tarnish the National Park Service’s reputation
PBS News Hour and The Columbian (Vancouver WA) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's botched repairs at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool have landed the National Park Service in a political predicament.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Reflecting Pool's botched repairs threaten to tarnish the National Park Service's reputat...". The center frames it as "Reflecting Pool’s botched repairs threaten to tarnish the National Park Service’s reputat...".
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Left / center-leftReflecting Pool's botched repairs threaten to tarnish the National Park Service's reputation
PBS NewsHour · Center-left · News report
CenterReflecting Pool’s botched repairs threaten to tarnish the National Park Service’s reputation
The Columbian (Vancouver WA) · Center · News report
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Reflecting Pool’s botched repairs threaten to tarnish the National Park Service’s reputation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's botched repairs at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool have landed the National Park Service in a political predicament.
