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9:00 AM ET, July 17, 2016

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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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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 …
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
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 …
Associated Press:
The Latest: Pence Back Home in Indiana, Now a VP Candidate
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Rambles Through Introducing Pence As VP: He's A Solid Person
Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Kos
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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Associated Press:
Questions Now Swirl About Turkey, Key Western Ally
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:
US would consider extradition request for exiled cleric
Discussion: The Daily Caller and CBS Miami
Peter Beaumont / Guardian:
Fethullah Gülen: who is the man Turkey's president blames for coup attempt?
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
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Clinton will push constitutional amendment to ‘overturn Citizens United’  —  ST. LOUIS — Hillary Clinton will call for a constitutional amendment to “overturn Citizens United” in her first 30 days as president and plans to make that announcement today to progressive activists at the annual Netroots Nation conference.
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Clinton: I will introduce campaign finance amendment in first 30 days
Discussion: Power Line and RedState
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Clinton Vows Speedy Push to Overturn No-Limits Campaign Spending
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
Naja Rayne / People.com:
Ivanka Trump's Rabbi Pulls Out of Speaking Engagement at Republican National Convention  —  Haskel Lookstein — rabbi to Ivanka Trump — has pulled out of his speaking commitment at the Republican National Convention, according to a report.  —  In an email obtained by Politico …
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
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: Political Wire and Hot Air
Scott Adams' Blog:
Gingrich, Pence, and Monitoring Mosques  —  Monitoring Mosques  —  People are outraged because Newt Gingrich suggested that the U.S. government should start monitoring mosques to thwart terrorism.  Outrage is a perfectly reasonable response to Gingrich's proposal if you're dumb enough …
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 …
 
 
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Stanley Fish / New York Times:
Professors, Stop Opining About Trump
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Althouse
Los Angeles Times:
Drive-by shooting injures 14 people at Bakersfield party
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Sandra Pedicini / Orlando Sentinel:
Worker fired, rehired over tweet about gators at Disney World
Discussion: Guardian and Associated Press
Noah Feldman / New York Times:
A Lesson for Newt Gingrich: What Shariah Is (and Isn't)
 

 
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

Youkyung Lee / Bloomberg:
Shares of South Korean entertainment companies related to Squid Game drop 20%+ following a less-than-perfect debut for the new season of the series on Netflix

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

 
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