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EVENT 1: Senate Democrats Announce Budget Agreement

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‘democrats, senate, trillion budget, budget resolution, infrastructure bill, dental vision, reconciliation bill’

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EVENT 2: COVID: Delta Variant, Vaccinations

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‘covid19, delta variant, vaccinated, #covid19, vaccination rates, vaccine, #getvaccinated, #deltavariant’

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EVENT 3: Voting Rights Legislation

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‘voting rights, people act, #forthepeopleact’

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EVENT 4: Iran Plot to Kidnap Journalist

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‘iran, iranian, plot, kidnap’

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EVENT 5: Critical Race Theory

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‘race’

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