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12:25 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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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 …
Discussion: The Week
The Advocate:
Two Baton Rouge police officers dead, multiple injured in shooting; scene ‘active’ but contained … ADVOCATE STAFF PHOTO BY HILARY SCHEINUK — At a guarded Our Lady of the Lake where the East Baton Rouge Parish coroner's office has arrived. … ADVOCATE STAFF PHOTO BY CHARLES LUSSIER …
Carma Hassan / CNN:
3 Baton Rouge officers feared dead in shooting  —  (CNN)Three officers are feared dead after a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, officials said.  —  Kip Holden, the mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish, said authorities were still trying to get a handle on the situation, but added, “The count is three officers dead possibly.”
Discussion: Hot Air and Raw Story
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.
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post and RedState
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Anti-Trump delegates consider several attempts to upend convention  —  CLEVELAND — Delegates to the Republican National Convention infuriated with top party leaders are mulling several different ways to upend carefully-laid plans for the start of the nationally televised party meetings on Monday.
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
Discussion: Political Wire
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Never Trump plots last stand at Cleveland convention
Discussion: The Week
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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Edward Luttwak / Foreign Policy:
Why Turkey's Coup d'État Failed
Discussion: Chicago Boyz
Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:
Pentagon loses Turkish airspace access crucial in airstrikes against Isis
Associated Press:
Questions Now Swirl About Turkey, Key Western Ally
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
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: Talking Points Memo
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Clinton Keeps 5-Point Lead Over Trump Heading Into Conventions  —  On the eve of the GOP convention, Hillary Clinton maintains a five-point national lead over Donald Trump even after a period of negative news for the presumptive Democratic nominee, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
ABC News:
Clinton vs. Trump Leaves 6 in 10 Unhappy; Contest Tightens as Conventions Loom (POLL)
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
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Rambles Through Introducing Pence As VP: He's A Solid Person
Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Kos
Jason Easley / Politicus USA:
Trump Had To Grab Tourists Off The Street To Fill The Room For VP Announcement
Associated Press:
The Latest: Pence Back Home in Indiana, Now a VP Candidate
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
Reeling from Falling Polls, Paul Ryan Floods District with Mailers on Border Security After Funding Every Obama Open Borders Initiative  —  Following a new primary election poll showing that House Speaker Paul Ryan has plummeted to well below 50 percent in his home district …
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Peter Allen / Mirror.co.uk:
Bono rescued by armed police after being caught up in Nice terror attack following ISIS lorry slaughter  —  The 56-year-old U2 lead singer was on the terrace of La Petite Maison, next to the seafront in the French city when mass murderer Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel struck
New York Times:
Philando Castile, Fatally Shot in His Car, Was a Magnet for Minor Traffic Stops  —  ST. PAUL — Turning into a parking lot without signaling.  Failing to repair a broken seatbelt.  Driving at night with an unlit license plate.  Driving with tinted windows.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
 
 
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