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Nov 10 · Rep.-elect Adam Hamawy won't say on CNN whether Iran is a US adversary
The Hill: The Hill's Rising says the answer is easy, Iran is an adversary, and also airs the case that the question was loaded.
Grade B (89/100). The Hill's Rising on CNN's Adam Hamawy interview
Lehrer score 89/100 (starts at 85; +4 other side quoted or given its response: both sides: Hamawy's own words played twice, including the "dictatorship" answer (0:05-0:30, 0:57-1:12); one host says Iran is plainly an adversary, the other argues the question was loaded (2:37-5:11); +2 context: background or what came before: context: Operation Midnight Hammer, the war started without a vote in Congress (2:51-3:00)). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.
Splits: The Hill's Rising on CNN's Adam Hamawy interview
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