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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump's speech introducing Mike Pence showed why he shouldn't be president — I do not know how to explain what I just watched. — It should be easy. Donald Trump introduced Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate. There it is. One sentence. Eleven words.
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New York Times:
A Grounded Plane and Anti-Clinton Passion: How Mike Pence Swayed the Trumps — When mechanical problems grounded Donald J. Trump's private plane on Tuesday night in Indiana, Gov. Mike Pence seized the opportunity. — The jet-setting Mr. Trump had his three oldest children fly to meet …
Jason Easley / Politicus USA:
Trump Had To Grab Tourists Off The Street To Fill The Room For VP Announcement — The crowd for Donald Trump's VP announcement was made up of Trump family, friends, and tourists who were pulled off of the street and allowed to come in and watch. — The crowd for Donald Trump's VP announcement …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Pence Back Home in Indiana, Now a VP Candidate — The Latest on the 2016 race for president (all times local): — Now officially part of Donald Trump's presidential ticket, Mike Pence arrived back home in the style of his new boss. — The theme music from the movie …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Turkey coup: Try to picture Donald Trump handling this well
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Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Pence: I'll Stand With Tump, Implement His Policies
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump, Pence step into the spotlight together
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Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:
US would consider extradition request for exiled cleric — LUXEMBOURG (AP) — The Obama administration would entertain an extradition request for the U.S.-based cleric that Turkey's president is blaming for a failed coup attempt, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday.
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Amana Fontanella-Khan / Guardian:
Fethullah Gülen: Turkey coup may have been ‘staged’ by Erdoan regime — Fethullah Gülen, the reclusive cleric blamed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoan for the failed coup in Turkey, believes the uprising by members of the country's military could have been “staged” by the government it aimed to overthrow.
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Associated Press:
Questions Now Swirl About Turkey, Key Western Ally — Turkey's pivotal roles as an ally in the U.S.-led war against the Islamic State group and a guarantor of refugee agreements are likely to remain intact for now after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emerged triumphant followingr a failed coup attempt.
New York Times:
Turkey Rounds Up Thousands of Military Personnel — ISTANBUL — Turkey's government, rallying behind its defiant leader, rounded up thousands of military personnel on Saturday who were 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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Peter Beaumont / Guardian:
Fethullah Gülen: who is the man Turkey's president blames for coup attempt?
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Ali Watkins / BuzzFeed:
Turkey Coup Attempt Caught U.S. Officials Totally Off-Guard
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Clinton: I will introduce campaign finance amendment in first 30 days — (CNN)Hillary Clinton will pledge on Saturday to introduce an amendment to the Constitution to overturn the Supreme Court's Citizen United decision within the first 30 days of her administration, an aide said Saturday.
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Clinton Vows Speedy Push to Overturn No-Limits Campaign Spending
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The Hill:
Trump campaign solicits illegal foreign donations despite warnings — 's campaign is still soliciting illegal donations from foreign individuals - including members of foreign governments at their official email addresses — weeks after the campaign was put on notice by watchdog groups.
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Stanley Fish / New York Times:
Professors, Stop Opining About Trump — PROFESSORS are at it again, demonstrating in public how little they understand the responsibilities and limits of their profession. — On Monday a group calling itself Historians Against Trump published an “Open Letter to the American People.”
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Trump-Pence campaign unveils new logo — and Mike Pence's campaign unveiled their new logo on Saturday, one day after a logo for the campaign was widely mocked on social media for appearing to be sexually suggestive. — The new image, which shows the two candidate's names over the slogan …
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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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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 …
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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.
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Chris Klint / Alaska Dispatch News:
Track Palin enters plea deal in January domestic-violence case
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