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‘Con man’ and ‘cowardly’: Personal insults fly in heated Michigan, Georgia, Maine Senate debates

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By Eric Bradner, Steve Contorno, Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — It didn’t take long for the personal attacks to fly in Thursday night’s debates for three marquee Senate races in Georgia, Michigan and Maine. Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff opened by effectively putting Republican Rep.

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  1. KVIA El Paso

    ‘Con man’ and ‘cowardly’: Personal insults fly in heated Michigan, Georgia Senate debates (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Eric Bradner, Steve Contorno, Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — It didn’t take long for the personal attacks to fly in Thursday night’s debates for two marquee Senate races in Georgia and Michigan.Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff opened by effectively putting Republican Rep.

  2. KRDO

    ‘Con man’ and ‘cowardly’: Personal insults fly in heated Michigan, Georgia, Maine Senate debates (opens KRDO)

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    By Eric Bradner, Steve Contorno, Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — It didn’t take long for the personal attacks to fly in Thursday night’s debates for three marquee Senate races in Georgia, Michigan and Maine. Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff opened by effectively putting Republican Rep.

  3. The Guardian

    US midterms: key takeaways from Senate debates in Michigan, Georgia and Maine (opens The Guardian)

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    Candidates traded personal attacks and clashed over a range of issues in closely watched US Senate debates on Thursday, with control of Congress at stake With just weeks left in the contentious midterm election campaign, candidates in a trio of highly-competitive Senate races debated Thursday night,…

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Fiery Senate debates in Maine, Michigan and Georgia: Five takeaways (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    A trio of debates in key Senate races on Thursday night underscored how fraught the midterms have become, as candidates in Maine, Michigan and Georgia traded personal and heated attacks.

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