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Murphy takes fight against Iran war to Middle East

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), this past week took his fight against the Iran war to the Middle East, seeking to expose damages caused by the conflict that he has repeatedly accused the Trump administration of trying to cover up. Murphy, who sits on the powerful Senate Foreign Relations and Appropriat

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What the coverage shows

The Hill is the only outlet that directly centers Murphy’s trip and his effort to bring the Iran war debate to the Middle East. CNN mentions Middle East conflicts only as one topic among several in a broader program, while ABC News and South China Morning Post do not appear to frame the story around Murphy at all. The coverage therefore converges only loosely on the region and its conflicts, but diverges sharply in whether Murphy is the main subject.

Written by Crossfiled from the 4 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.

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