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    "excerpt": "John Thune is noticeably absent from the speaker lineup for the Republican convention in Dallas this week amid reports of a possible rift with President Donald Trump as the Senate leader fights desperately to protect a GOP\u2019s majority.",
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    "title": "Key Republican is missing from GOP\u2019s Dallas convention raising questions about tensions with Trump"
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