I think that this change in perspective is part of a seachange in the US media. I think it's significant in that you have noticed it now, but that you have gotten to see this means that the change has already happened at CNN. (Note, though, that it's a Reuters wire piece from London. CNN felt comfortable using the London stringer's account, which means picking up a bit of British spin. The real change will be when CNN's in-house reporting is so casual. Which, I hope, will be soon.)
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