memeorandum: Slain Officer Had Written About Turmoil of Recent Days (Alan Blinder/New York Times)

7:20 AM ET, July 18, 2016

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Baton Rouge Shooter Gavin Eugene Long Was Nation Of Islam Member, Railed Against ‘Crackers’ On YouTube Channel [VIDEO] — A Youtube account operated by Gavin Eugene Long and discovered by The Daily Caller reveals key insight into what might have motivated the 29-year-old black man …

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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 …

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The Advocate:

‘Humble, kind, sweet,’ new dad Montrell Jackson one of Baton Rouge officers killed in attack — Montrell Jackson was identified as one of the three officers killed in Baton Rouge on Saturday. (Photo from Facebook) — Advocate staff photo by HILARY SCHEINUK — Baton Rouge Police …

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NBC News:

Gavin or ‘Cosmo’? Baton Rouge Shooter Left Long, Twisted Digital Footprint — The suspect in the fatal shooting of three Baton Rouge cops maintained a robust social media presence and a website called Convos With Cosmo in which he describes himself as a “freedom strategist, mental game coach …

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Associated Press:

Obama Urges Americans to Tamp Down Inflammatory Rhetoric — Confronting another killing of police officers, President Barack Obama on Sunday urged Americans to tamp down inflammatory words and actions as a violent summer collides with the nation's heated presidential campaign.

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The White House:
Statement by the President — I condemn, in the strongest sense …

NBC News:
Suspected Baton Rouge Shooter Hinted at Defense of ‘Justice’

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New York Times:
Baton Rouge Shooting Jolts a Nation on Edge

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Andrew Holleran / College Spun:
Facebook Post From Baton Rouge Police Officer Killed Today Is Going Viral

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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Slain Officer Had Written About Turmoil of Recent Days

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The Daily Beast:
Slain Baton Rouge Cop's Haunting Facebook Plea: 'Please Don't Let Hate Infect Your Heart.'

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Michelle Broder Van Dyke / BuzzFeed:
Here Are The Victims Of The Baton Rouge Attack

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Washington Post:
Three officers killed, three injured in Baton Rouge shooting, sheriff's office says

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NBC News:
Three Baton Rouge Officers Killed, Three Injured in Ambush

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Donald J. Trump / Wall Street Journal:
Live Updates: Police Shootings in Baton Rouge

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Wall Street Journal:
Three Police Officers Killed in Baton Rouge Shooting; One Suspect Is Dead

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Lesley Stahl / CBS News:

The Republican Ticket: Trump and Pence — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, speak to Lesley Stahl in their first joint interview — The following is a script from “The Republican Ticket” which aired on July 17, 2016.

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Philip Bump / Washington Post:

Donald Trump's answer on Mike Pence's Iraq vote is really something — One section of the first joint interview by the presumptive Republican ticket reveals a great deal about the man at its top. — CBS's Lesley Stahl asked Donald Trump if he would send troops to the Middle East to fight the Islamic State.

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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Four times Donald Trump answered Mike Pence's questions on ‘60 Minutes’

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Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:

Cleveland Police Association President Steve Loomis: Obama “Has Blood On His Hands” — Detective Steve Loomis said that the shootings of police officers, from Dallas to now, started with what he deemed as a completely false narrative that police are ‘racist.’

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 …

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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Cleveland Police Calling for Open Carry Ban at RNC After Baton Rouge Shootings

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Peggy Gallek / fox8.com:
CLE police union president asking governor to ban open carrying of weapons during RNC

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2016 GOP Convention:

2016 GOP Convention Program Announced — CLEVELAND, Ohio - Jeff Larson, CEO of the 2016 Republican National Convention, today released an updated program for the “Make America Great Again” convention, July 18-21, in Cleveland. — Veterans, political outsiders, faith leaders …

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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:

Donald Trump stood on a — debate stage in downtown Detroit, surrounded by haters he was determined to dispatch: Liddle Marco to his right, Lyin' Ted to his left, Megyn Kelly at the moderator's table straight ahead, and — somewhere out there, in a darkened living room 1,500 miles away — me.

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”

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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:

Donald Trump's Ghostwriter Tells All — “The Art of the Deal” made America see Trump as a charmer with an unfailing knack for business. Tony Schwartz helped create that myth—and regrets it. — Last June, as dusk fell outside Tony Schwartz's sprawling house, on a leafy back road in Riverdale …

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Trump to roll out potential Cabinet picks at convention: report — Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump — reportedly plans to roll out the names of potential Cabinet members this week, after his vice presidential announcement failed to generate the enthusiasm he was hoping for, The Huffington Post reported.

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Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE - Roger Stone: Trump To Name Prospective Cabinet at RNC

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Rob Tornoe / Philly.com:
Newest speaker to join Donald Trump at the RNC: Scott Baio?

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Steven Shepard / Politico:

GOP insiders dreading Trump's convention — Forget about the balloons, the expressions of party unity and the quadrennial celebration of partisan pride. GOP insiders are dreading the Republican convention in Cleveland this week. — That's according to The POLITICO Caucus …