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9:00 AM ET, July 16, 2016

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Walter Russell Mead / The American Interest:
Turkish Coup Live Blog  —  8:37PM In our last historical update (7:55 PM), we looked at Erdogan's increasingly autocratic tendencies.  Here are some other factors that may have been at work in the coup:  — As Erdogan has grown more autocratic, he has also grown increasingly erratic and megalomanaical.
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Selcan Hacaoglu / Bloomberg:
Erdogan Vows to Punish Rebels as Leaders Say Coup Foiled  —  President calls coup attempt treason; police capture 50 rebels  —  Explosions, gunfire rock Ankara as soldiers and police clash  —  Turkey's leaders said they have quelled an attempted military coup after hours of clashes …
Patrick Kingsley / Guardian:
Turkey coup attempt: military claims takeover of government - live  —  A solider in Istanbul has been filmed saying “it's a coup, go home.”  —  The Associated Press is now carrying fuller quotes from the Turkish prime minister's interview with NTV.  —  Having confirmed his belief …
Bryan Bender / Politico:
Obama rejects attempted military coup in Turkey  —  President Barack Obama called on all parties to “support the democratically elected government of Turkey” on Friday after an attempted military coup in the country, a strategically located but fickle NATO ally whose cooperation is crucial …
New York Times:
Turkish President Returns to Istanbul in Sign Military Coup Is Faltering  —  ISTANBUL — A military coup attempt plunged Turkey into a long night of violence and intrigue on Friday, threatening its embattled president and injecting new instability into a crucial NATO member and American ally in the chaotic Middle East.
Krishnadev Calamur / The Atlantic:
What's Going On in Turkey?
USA Today:   Turkish president says he's in charge after coup attempt
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Coup attempt falters in Turkey — dozens killed — president declares ‘act of treason’
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Chris Christie Lost Out on the Job He Wanted.  And His Bad Year Got Worse.  —  “Black Thursday,” one of Gov. Chris Christie's least favorite local newspaper columnists called it, under a headline that declared it his “worst day ever.”  At the least, it was the New Jersey governor's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Anna Maria Barry-Jester / FiveThirtyEight:
Two Times Mike Pence Brushed Off Science  —  As my boss Nate Silver wrote Thursday, most people in the U.S. don't know much about Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, Donald Trump's vice-presidential pick.  That's likely not the case among public health professionals, given Pence's rather notorious recent history with public health policy.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump picks Pence after late hesitation, hoping for a steadying influence
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump tried to back off Pence pick: report
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Sixty mega-donors gave 30 percent of the money raised by Donald Trump and the Republican Party  —  Sixty mega-donors gave at least $100,000 each to a joint committee raising funds for Donald Trump and the Republican Party, together pouring in $15.4 million from late May until the end of June, new campaign finance records show.
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Jeb Bush / Washington Post:
Trump does not represent the future of the country — or the GOP  —  Jeb Bush was governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007 and a 2016 Republican candidate for president.  —  Call it a tipping point, a time of choosing or testing.  Whatever you call it, it is clear that this election …
Discussion: RedState and Politico
New York Times:
A Cure for Trumpism  —  WHEN Donald Trump accepts the Republican nomination on Thursday in Cleveland, it will represent a stunning moment in American politics — the triumph of a raw populism, embodied by a shameless demagogue, over both the official establishment and the official ideology of a major political party.
Discussion: The Atlantic
Christopher Mele / New York Times:
Who Is Fethullah Gulen, and What Is His Role?  —  The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, blamed the coup attempt on the work of followers of Fethullah Gulen, an Islamic preacher who lives in exile in Pennsylvania, and who once was an ally of Mr. Erdogan.
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Greg Myre / NPR:
Congress Releases ‘28 Pages’ That Looks For Saudi Links To Sept. 11 Hijackers  —  Congress on Friday released the “28 pages,” a previously classified document that examined possible connections between the Saudi government and the Sept. 11 hijackers.  —  The document — which actually contains 29 pages …
Discussion: alan.com
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump's secret weapon is Ivanka  —  has a secret weapon as he seeks to burnish his image in Cleveland: his daughter Ivanka Trump.  —  A mogul in her own right, Ivanka Trump has become her father's most effective surrogate, softening the edges of Donald Trump's brash and often controversial presidential campaign.
Jeannie Nguyen / KRQE-TV:
Albuquerque shelter hopes Pokemon craze can help save dogs  —  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - The Pokemon Go craze has an Albuquerque dog shelter taking advantage of its popularity.  They are inviting all players to come take a dog for a walk while they play the game, and people are taking the shelter up on the offer.
Discussion: fox8.com, WGN-TV, FOX31 Denver and FOX40
TMZ.com:
from Job and Gym  —  Dani Mathers is getting it from all ends for posting that photo of a woman in the gym sauna — she's now out of a job and looking for a new gym too.  —  The 2015 Playmate of the Year has had a regular gig for years on the ‘Heidi and Frank’ radio show on L.A.'s KLOS …
New York Times:
Our Best Defense Against Terrorists  —  How we react to terror has become a measure of who we are, as individuals and as a society.  It is not clear yet whether the heinous massacre in Nice, France, was the work of a “lone wolf” or a terror network, but in a way it doesn't matter.
Keyan Milanian / Mirror.co.uk:
Nice terror attacker Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel told police 'I'm delivering ice cream' when questioned just hours before massacre  —  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The 31-year-old French-Tunisian later drove the lorry he had hired two days before through packed crowds who were headed home after Bastille Day firework celebrations
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE - 'He drank alcohol, ate pork and took drugs. …
 
 
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Liam Deacon / Breitbart:
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GOP Senator: Confirming Obama's Judges Has ‘Nothing To Do With Doing Our Jobs’
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Clinton meets with Warren amid VP speculation
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Julia Harte / Reuters:
Changes to North Carolina voting laws could put thousands of 2016 ballots at risk
Adam Goldman / Washington Post:
FBI has found no evidence that Orlando shooter targeted Pulse because it was a gay club
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