Los Angeles Times Article RatingLone Republican leaves Marines without confirmed leader for first time in over a century
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- Politician Portrayal
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The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
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| "Abortion is now illegal in Alabama." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "That is my title, and one that I'm proud of, said Smith, using the shorthand for his assistant commandant role." | Positive | 24% Conservative |
| "Smith is the first of what could be many top-level military officers held up for promotions by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.)." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "Tuberville's hold, however, is also affecting scores of one-, two-" | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "Gen. Eric Smith, assistant commandant, has been nominated to be the next leader, but will serve in an acting capacity because he hasn't been confirmed by the Senate." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "Under the law, Smith can be acting commandant, but can't do anything that would presume his confirmation." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "With the requirement that Berger step down this month, the Marine Corps becomes the first branch of the military go without a confirmed leader due to Tuberville's hold on nominations." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Sabrina Singh, a Pentagon spokeswoman, said Monday that as of Friday, 265 senior officers' promotions have been held up by Tuberville, and that number could leap to 650 by the end of the year if the issue isn't resolved." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Tuberville has stalled all nominations for senior military jobs because he disagrees with Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III's decision to have the Defense Department pay for travel when a service member leave their state to get an abortion or other reproductive care." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "She noted that in more than 100 cases, officers -- like Smith -- would be forced to do two jobs at the same time because no one can move up." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
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34% : Abortion is now illegal in Alabama.*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.