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Angus King Criticizes U.S. Military Action Against Iran

So far two center and right-leaning outlets have covered this. No left-leaning outlet has picked it up yet.

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AVG BAL
32ONE-SIDED

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  • Readers of left-leaning coverage: 59% good look
  • Readers of right-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
tl;drFROM THE LEAD ARTICLE · PORTLAND PRESS HERALD

In an interview, Sen. Angus King criticized the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and the Senate’s rejection of a war powers resolution. He argued that President Donald Trump acted without sufficient consultation and warned that the administration had not planned for the consequences.

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6 CENTER ARTICLES
Portland Press HeraldMAR 9 · 4:00 AM ET
​Angus King on Iran, Israel, and the Mainers at warKing criticized Trump’s decision to launch strikes and questioned whether the administration would support Iranians encouraged to rise up.CRED 78BAL 45 PORTRAYS TRUMP: NEUTRALPORTLAND PRESS HERALD · REPUBLISHED BY LEWISTON SUN JOURNAL, CENTRALMAINE.COM

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Left: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 1 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral. Right: 1 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. MAR 5: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1. MAR 6: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. MAR 7: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. MAR 8: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. MAR 9: Left 0, Center 6, Right 0.

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