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Wicker and Wilson Dispute Hosting of OSCE Assembly in Charleston

Roger Wicker withdrew U.S. support for a future OSCE assembly in Charleston; Joe Wilson continued to advocate for it, citing preparations. Coverage ranges from leaked texts and a Republican rift to the hosting dispute and Wicker's flight threat.

Lead article · Semafor · CENTER'Stop embarrassing yourself': Congressional Republicans clash over international event
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OUTLETS
33 RATED
ARTICLES
31 COPY
SPAN
9HOURS
AVG CRED
65MEDIUM
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN3 RATED
WHO’S NAMED
People · 2 MEMBERS

Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them

Wicker and Wilson were named together by 3 of 3 outlets. Counted by outlet.

GOODMIXEDINFORMATIONALBAD
R · MS · ARMED SERVICES CHAIR

Withdrew U.S. support for hosting the assembly in Charleston and later withdrew a threat to exclude Wilson from the return flight.

NAMED BY 3 OF 3
LEFT
◇ SPLITACROSS 2 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: split across 2 outlets (1 mixed · 1 bad).
CENTER
▼ MOSTLY BAD1 OF 1 OUTLETCenter outlets: mostly bad, 1 of 1 outlet.
RIGHT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
R · SC-2 · REPRESENTATIVE

Advocated for Charleston to host the assembly and said preparations were underway despite Wicker's opposition.

NAMED BY 3 OF 3
LEFT
◆ MIXED2 OF 2 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mixed, 2 of 2 outlets.
CENTER
◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETCenter outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
RIGHT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
Timeline · 9 HOURS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER 6 HOURS
LEFTCENTERRIGHTRIGHT: NO COVERAGE YET

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 2 articles, first tue 8:50 am. center: 1 article, first tue 6:30 am.

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