North Carolina primary could mean Roy Cooper vs Michael Whatley in pivotal fall Senate race

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The article is mostly a straight election preview with statements and criticisms attributed to their sources. Its description of the Iran attack raises critical questions about Trump, but does not make the overall campaign framing discernibly partisan.

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