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Rubio visits Ecuador as Trump-friendly leader helps the US counterdrug push in the region
ABC News - International and The Political Insider describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Ecuador on the second leg of a three-nation tour of South America aimed at boosting security cooperation with conservative leaders.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Rubio visits Ecuador as Trump-friendly leader helps the US counterdrug push in the region". The right frames it as "Rubio Visits Ecuador to Boost US Counterdrug Efforts".
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Left / center-leftRubio visits Ecuador as Trump-friendly leader helps the US counterdrug push in the region
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Right / center-rightRubio Visits Ecuador to Boost US Counterdrug Efforts
Rubio Visits Ecuador to Boost US Counterdrug Efforts
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Ecuador to strengthen US counterdrug operations in the region, working with a Trump-friendly leader who shares Washington's priorities on narcotic...
Rubio visits Ecuador as Trump-friendly leader helps the US counterdrug push in the region
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Ecuador on the second leg of a three-nation tour of South America aimed at boosting security cooperation with conservative leaders
