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11:35 PM ET, July 16, 2016

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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 …
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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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Hot Air
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 …
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
CBS News:
What Pence thinks of Trump campaign's tone  —  Presumptive Republican VP nominee Mike Pence comments on the negativity and tone of the Trump presidential campaign  —  Indiana Gov. Mike Pence comments on the negativity and tone of the political team he joins today as presumptive Republican …
Discussion: Mediaite and ABC News
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Donald Trump Addresses Turkey Chaos: ‘We Wish Them Well’
Discussion: Daily Kos and CNN
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Turkey coup: Try to picture Donald Trump handling this well
Discussion: neo-neocon
Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Pence: I'll Stand With Tump, Implement His Policies
CNN:
Pence ‘very supportive’ of latest version of Trump Muslim ban
Discussion: alan.com and Politico
Associated Press:   POLITICAL OUTSIDER TRUMP INTRODUCING INSIDER MIKE PENCE
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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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.
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.
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
New York Times:
Turkey Rounds Up Thousands of Military Personnel
Ali Watkins / BuzzFeed:
Turkey Coup Attempt Caught U.S. Officials Totally Off-Guard
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.
Discussion: WhoWhatWhy and RedState
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.
Discussion: RedState and Power Line
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Clinton Vows Speedy Push to Overturn No-Limits Campaign Spending
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
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.”
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Althouse
Lee Stranahan / Breitbart:
28 Pages Suggest Huma-Connected Group Funded Terrorism  —  The declassified “28 Pages” released by Congress Friday afternoon concerning 9/11, terror funding, and Saudi Arabia contains a bombshell piece of information: The World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) is specifically named …
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.
 
 
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