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Senate candidates in Georgia and Michigan debate ahead of midterm elections

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Senate candidates in Georgia and Michigan held debates ahead of the midterm elections, with the first debates in both states scheduled for a Thursday night, according to CBS News. The New York Times and Bloomberg report that debates were also scheduled in Maine, where the race is part of the contest for Senate control. The New York Times reports that the debates were to be held in TV studios without a live audience. Bloomberg describes the races in Georgia, Michigan and Maine as key battlegrounds in the fight for Senate control. CBS News describes the Georgia and Michigan debates as marked by tense exchanges between the candidates.

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  1. Senate candidates in Georgia and Michigan held debates ahead of the midterm elections.

    One outletCBS News· Left

  2. The Georgia and Michigan debates were scheduled for a Thursday night, the first time those candidates would take the debate stage.

    One outletCBS News· Left

  3. Senate debates in Georgia, Michigan and Maine were scheduled as key battleground races for control of the Senate.

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    The New York Times, Bloomberg

  4. The debates were to be held in TV studios without a live audience.

    One outletThe New York Times· Left

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    Headlines present the event as a set of high-profile midterm debates with stakes for Senate control, mixing explanatory and dramatic wording, with the Far Left and Left outlets here all rated Left.

    Breaking down the Sensational language“intense”The headline describes the debates by their intensity rather than by what was said or who took part.More neutral: midterm debates in Michigan and GeorgiaDisagree with this highlight? midterm debates in Michigan and Georgia
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    tense exchangesintense

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    tense exchangesMore neutral: exchanges between the candidates

    The phrase characterizes the mood of the exchanges, which the description does not describe in detail.

    CBS News' Fin Gómez has more on the tense exchanges.

    Used byCBS News (Left)

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    intenseMore neutral: midterm debates in Michigan and Georgia

    The headline describes the debates by their intensity rather than by what was said or who took part.

    Breaking down the intense midterm debates in Michigan and Georgia

    Used byCBS News (Left)

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  • debate schedule and where to watch
  • stakes for Senate control
  • first time candidates meet on the debate stage
  • tense exchanges between candidates
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    First to report

    The New York Times, Oct 8, 4:36 PM EDT

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  1. The New York TimesLeftOct 8, 4:36 PM EDT
  2. BloombergLeftOct 8, 4:40 PM EDT
  3. CBS NewsLeftOct 8, 5:57 PM EDT

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