This Week on the Hill: Michigan Senate debate, Trump rallies and Obama hits the trail
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How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “Obama”, “Michigan”. Distinct wording: The Hill uses “rallies” and “debate”; Fox News uses “sister-in-law's” and “appearance”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- The Hill reports: “With just more than two weeks until Election Day, candidates are stepping up their campaigns in a final push to win over voters. In Michigan, Democratic progressive Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed …”
- Fox News reports: “Abdul El-Sayed acknowledged his sister-in-law's involvement in a federal terrorist watchlist lawsuit, days before former President Barack Obama campaigns with him.”
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- The Hill: This Week on the Hill: Michigan Senate debate, Trump rallies and Obama hits the trail
- Fox News: Michigan Democrat confirms sister-in-law's terror watchlist lawsuit days before Obama campaign appearance
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