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  "id": 13078635,
  "title": "Ken Paxton Avoided Debates for Years. Now He May Have No Choice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/ken-paxton-avoided-debates-for-years-now-he-may-have-no-choice",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
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    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/ken-paxton-avoided-debates-years-may-have-no-choice-12540874"
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  "summary": "\"It creates the impression that the candidates are afraid to defend their positions and their records,\" an expert told Newsweek.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}