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4:00 PM ET, July 17, 2016

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CNN:
Source: 7 officers shot; 3 feared dead in Baton Rouge  —  (CNN)At least seven officers were injured and at least three of them are feared dead in a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN.  —  Police received a call of “suspicious person walking …
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CBS News:
At least two cops killed, many wounded in Baton Rouge  —  BATON ROUGE, La. - At least two police officers were killed and several officers wounded in a shootout in Baton Rouge, reports CBS affiliate WAFB.  —  Police responded to a report of officers shot at a location on Airline Highway …
Trey Schmaltz / WBRZ:
3 officers dead after shooting near BRPD HQ … BATON ROUGE - Police have closed streets between Baton Rouge Police Headquarters and I-12 where law enforcement officers have been shot.  —  Sources say two Baton Rouge Police officers and one East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office deputy are dead following the shooting.
Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Report: 2 Baton Rouge police officers shot dead  —  Two police officers have been shot dead in Baton Rouge, La., and others may have been wounded, authorities said Sunday.  —  Two Baton Rouge police officers shot on Sunday morning have died, confirmed William Daniel, the city-parish's chief …
Kevin Litten / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
1 suspect dead, others sought in Baton Rouge police slaying  —  Baton Rouge police shooting: Officials ask residents to stay vigilant  —  One suspect is dead, and possibly two more being sought, following a shooting Sunday morning (July 17) that killed three police officers and injured three others in Baton Rouge.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
WAFB-TV:
WATCH LIVE: Officials confirm 3 law enforcement officers dead, 2 suspects at large
Discussion: POLICE Magazine and Hit & Run
Carma Hassan / CNN:
3 Baton Rouge officers feared dead in shooting
Discussion: New York Magazine
Rob Tornoe / Philly.com:
Newest speaker to join Donald Trump at the RNC: Scott Baio?  —  We knew the political convention to formally nominate Donald Trump as the Republican candidate for president would be untraditional.  After all, the candidate himself promised a stage filled with “winners” such as Patriots quarterback Tom Brady …
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Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Anti-Trump delegates plot convention havoc: report  —  delegates are hoping to stir up trouble for the RNC and wreak havoc on the Republican National Convention next week, The Washington Post reports.  —  A group of delegates opposed to their party's presumptive nominee is plotting a variety …
Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE - Roger Stone: Trump To Name Prospective Cabinet at RNC
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Anti-Trump delegates consider several attempts to upend convention
Discussion: Politico and BizPac Review
Jon Ward / Yahoo:
In Cleveland, a dazed GOP marches toward a Trump nomination
Discussion: The Resurgent
TIME:   Behind The Scenes Drama as Donald Trump Picks Mike Pence
Associated Press:
The Latest: GOP's Barbour Weighs in on Convention Attendance
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Never Trump plots last stand at Cleveland convention
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
New York Times:
Donald Trump Forces G.O.P. to Choose Between Insularity and Outreach
Discussion: The Daily Caller
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Manafort Confirms Christie Was ‘Livid’ He Wasn't Picked To Be Trump's VP  —  New Jersey governor Chris Christie was reportedly enraged he didn't earn the VP spot, according to a top Trump campaign official.  —  While minding my own business at the Starbucks inside the Westin hotel this morning …
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Susan Wright / RedState:
Months of Servitude With No Payoff Has Left Chris Christie “Livid”  —  Poor Chris Christie.  —  For months, he acted as Trump's loyal manservant.  He stood dutifully by during press conferences, often becoming the butt of Trump's fat jokes.  —  Some reports state he was fetching Trump's lunch for him.
Discussion: bradford-delong.com
Dan Balz and / Washington Post:
Clinton holds narrow lead over Trump on eve of conventions  —  CLEVELAND — On the eve of two national political conventions that will shape the images of the major party presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are in a competitive contest nationally but with the presumptive …
Discussion: CNN and Talking Points Memo
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ABC News:
Clinton vs. Trump Leaves 6 in 10 Unhappy; Contest Tightens as Conventions Loom (POLL)
Darren Boyle / Daily Mail:
Did Erdogan STAGE the coup?  US-based Turkish cleric facing extradition over botched rebellion claims president orchestrated plot to justify a clampdown on civil rights  —  A US-based Turkish cleric accused of plotting a coup to overthrow the Ankara government has claimed President Recep Erdogan staged …
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Peggy Gallek / fox8.com:
CLE police union president asking governor to ban open carrying of weapons during RNC … CLEVELAND, Ohio — Police Union President Steve Loomis says he will ask Ohio's governor to ban all open carrying of weapons in Cuyahoga County for this week.  —  This comes after the deadly ambush …
 
 
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