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2:15 PM ET, July 16, 2016

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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Turkey coup: Try to picture Donald Trump handling this well  —  Picture Donald Trump on a series of calls with advisors and heads of government from around the region, and inside the NATO alliance, devising a constructive response to a coup attempt in Turkey.  —  Good luck.
Discussion: neo-neocon
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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.
Discussion: Advocate and Washington Monthly
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Donald Trump Addresses Turkey Chaos: ‘We Wish Them Well’  —  Donald Trump addressed the attempted coup in Turkey on Saturday during his formal announcement of his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.  —  “We wish them well,” Trump said, speaking from New York City.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Business Insider
Associated Press:   POLITICAL OUTSIDER TRUMP INTRODUCING INSIDER MIKE PENCE
Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Pence: I'll Stand With Tump, Implement His Policies
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Towleroad
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump picks Pence after late hesitation, hoping for a steadying influence
Discussion: Politico and Outside the Beltway
New York Times:
Turkey Detains Thousands in Military in Bid to Regain Control  —  ISTANBUL — Turkey's government rounded up thousands of military personnel on Saturday said to have taken part in an attempted coup, moving swiftly to re-establish control after a night of chaos and intrigue that left hundreds dead.
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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.
New York Times:
Turkish President Returns to Istanbul in Sign Military Coup Is Faltering
USA Today:   Turkish president says he's in charge after coup attempt
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Not so fast: Defeated anti-Trump delegates vow trouble during the convention  —  CLEVELAND — The Never Trump agitators have been defeated, but they say they're not going away.  —  Republicans who failed to change party rules here this week and stop Donald Trump from winning …
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:   Sixty mega-donors gave 30 percent of the money raised by Donald Trump and the Republican Party
New York Times:
A Cure for Trumpism  —  WHEN Donald Trump accepts the Republican …
Discussion: The Atlantic
Jeb Bush / Washington Post:
Trump does not represent the future of the country — or the GOP
Noah Feldman / New York Times:
A Lesson for Newt Gingrich: What Shariah Is (and Isn't)  —  FORTUNATELY, no one is going to follow Newt Gingrich's unconstitutional and un-American plan for an inquisition to “test every person here who is of a Muslim background” and deport the ones who “believe in Shariah.”
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New York Times:
Our Best Defense Against Terrorists
New York Times:
France Blames ISIS for Inspiring Terrorist Attack in Nice  —  NICE, France — The Islamic State claimed on Saturday that the man who attacked the seaside city of Nice, France, was one of the group's “soldiers.”  France's defense minister promptly blamed the terrorist network for inspiring the assault …
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.
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Track Palin Enters Plea Deal In Domestic Violence Case  —  Track Palin, Sarah Palin's son, entered a plea deal last week, in a domestic violence case that included charges that included him punching his girlfriend in the face, Alaska Dispatch News reported.  —  Police in Wasilla, Alaska arrested Track Palin in January.
Discussion: New York Daily News and Mediaite
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Chris Klint / Alaska Dispatch News:
Track Palin enters plea deal in January domestic-violence case
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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.
Sandra Pedicini / Orlando Sentinel:
Worker fired, rehired over tweet about gators at Disney World  —  Shannon Sullivan was disheartened by the sign she saw posted in the Walt Disney World break room.  —  If guests ask whether there are alligators in the water around the Magic Kingdom's Tom Sawyer Island, it told employees …
Discussion: Guardian and Associated Press
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Clinton Vows Speedy Push to Overturn No-Limits Campaign Spending  —  She plans a Constitutional amendment to overturn Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling.  —  jeneps  —  Hillary Clinton plans to introduce a constitutional amendment to reform the campaign finance system during …
Discussion: Politico
Julie Pace / thenewstribune:
Eight years after hope and change, voters are angry, anxious  —  Eight years ago, Barbara Conley was one of the millions of Americans swept up in Barack Obama's promises of hope and change when he accepted the Democratic nomination at a packed football stadium a few miles from her home in the Denver suburbs.
Peter Stone / Guardian:
Mike Pence to appear at Trump-skeptic Koch brothers' fundraiser  —  Trump's VP pick to be featured guest at billionaires' donor network event, giving him chance to press for financial backing for presumptive nominee they detest  —  Newly selected by Donald Trump as his vice-presidential running mate …
 
 
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Jezebel:
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
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