WATCH LIVE: Illinois U.S. Senate candidates face off in forum to replace Durbin
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How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Distinct wording: PBS NewsHour uses “candidates” and “Illinois”; Axios uses “summit” and “Trends”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- PBS NewsHour reports: “Democratic Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and Republican Don Tracy are running to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin.”
- Axios reports: “On October 20 at 2:55 p.m. ET, tune in to conversations with iHeartMedia chairman and CEO Bob Pittman, FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, Anonymous Content president and CEO Darren Walker, The Wall Stree…”
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- PBS NewsHour: WATCH LIVE: Illinois U.S. Senate candidates face off in forum to replace Durbin
- Axios: WATCH: The Axios Media Trends Live summit
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