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5:20 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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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Cleveland police union asks for suspension of ‘open carry’ in wake of Baton Rouge, ahead of RNC  —  Witness describes Baton Rouge police shootout scene  —  Cleveland, Ohio (CNN)The head of one of Cleveland's largest police unions is calling on Ohio Gov. John Kasich to temporarily restrict …
CBS News:
Dead Baton Rouge shooter attacked police on his birthday  —  BATON ROUGE, La. — The deceased suspect in the deadly shooting of Baton Rouge law enforcement officers appeared to have attacked police on his 29th birthday, CBS News has learned.  —  The suspect has been identified …
The White House:
Statement by the President  —  I condemn, in the strongest sense of the word, the attack on law enforcement in Baton Rouge.  For the second time in two weeks, police officers who put their lives on the line for ours every day were doing their job when they were killed in a cowardly and reprehensible assault.
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 …
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.
New York Times:
Three Officers Killed and Several Wounded in Baton Rouge Shooting  —  BATON ROUGE, La. — Three law enforcement officers were fatally shot and three others wounded on Sunday in Baton Rouge, La., the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said, less than two weeks after a black man was killed …
WAFB-TV:
WATCH LIVE: Officials confirm 3 law enforcement officers dead, 2 suspects at large
Discussion: POLICE Magazine and Hit & Run
CBS News:
At least two cops killed, many wounded in Baton Rouge
Wall Street Journal:
Three Police Officers Killed in Baton Rouge Shooting; One Suspect Is Dead
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Kevin Litten / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
1 suspect dead, others sought in Baton Rouge police slaying
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Report: 2 Baton Rouge police officers shot dead
Carma Hassan / CNN:
3 Baton Rouge officers feared dead in shooting
Discussion: New York Magazine
Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE - Roger Stone: Trump To Name Prospective Cabinet at RNC  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio - Donald Trump is planning to use the Republican National Convention to make the unusual move of announcing names of potential cabinet members, Trump's longtime confident Roger Stone has confirmed.
Discussion: The Hill and The Huffington Post
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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 …
Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Anti-Trump delegates plot convention havoc: report
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Anti-Trump delegates consider several attempts to upend convention
Discussion: BizPac Review and Politico
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump Blames Shootings on ‘Lack of Leadership’
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
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
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 …
Discussion: The Resurgent
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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
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.
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Dan Balz and / Washington Post:
Clinton holds narrow lead over Trump on eve of conventions
Discussion: CNN and Talking Points Memo
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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Edward Luttwak / Foreign Policy:
Why Turkey's Coup d'État Failed
Discussion: Chicago Boyz
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Mike Pence Argued In An Op-Ed That Disney's “Mulan” Was Liberal Propaganda  —  When Donald Trump's running mate Mike Pence was a talk radio show host in Indiana, he wrote an op-ed declaring the film Mulan was an attempt by some “mischievous liberal” at Disney to influence the debate over women in the military.
Discussion: Raw Story
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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