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Turkey’s Erdogan signs law offering conditional pardon for thousands of PKK militants

Philadelphia Inquirer and Washington's Top News (WTOP) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed into law a measure that would introduce a conditional….
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Left / center-leftTurkey's Erdogan signs law offering conditional pardon for thousands of PKK militants

Philadelphia Inquirer · Center-left · News report

CenterTurkey’s Erdogan signs law offering conditional pardon for thousands of PKK militants

Washington's Top News (WTOP) · Center · News report

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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Aug 18, 11:18 AM

Turkey’s Erdogan signs law offering conditional pardon for thousands of PKK militants

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed into law a measure that would introduce a conditional…

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Philadelphia InquirerNews report · Aug 18, 11:15 AM

Turkey's Erdogan signs law offering conditional pardon for thousands of PKK militants

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed a law introducing a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants

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Aug 18, 11:15 AM: Philadelphia Inquirer joined the source map.

Aug 18, 11:18 AM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 20/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.