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11:20 AM ET, July 19, 2016

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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Melania Trump's speech plagiarizes parts of Michelle Obama's  —  (CNN)At least one passage in Melania Trump's speech Monday night at the Republican National Convention plagiarized Michelle Obama's speech to the Democratic National Convention in 2008.  —  Side-by-side comparisons …
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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Did Melania Trump include a Rickroll in the middle of her convention speech?  —  At first glance, Melania Trump's Republican convention speech on Monday was a pretty ordinary candidate's spouse address, but subsequent readings suggest a whole lot went awry here.
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
This mashup of Melania Trump reading text plagiarized from Michelle Obama is incredibly damaging.  —  The cable outlets caught up belatedly to the unexpected, and unexpectedly huge, news out of the first night of the Republican National Convention, that several lines of Melania Trump's speech …
John McCormick / Bloomberg.com:
RNC Chairman Says He'd Consider Firing Melania Trump's Speechwriter  —  Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus defended Melania Trump on Tuesday after her convention speech drew charges of plagiarism, saying he'd “probably” fire the speechwriter if it were his decision.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump campaign denies Melania Trump plagiarized Michelle Obama's speech  —  Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort said Melania Trump “hit it out of the park” Monday night with her address to the Republican National Convention, remarks that Manafort said were not plagiarized in any way.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Melania Trump's speech appears to have cribbed from Michelle Obama's in 2008  —  In 2008, Michelle Obama was in the position in which Melania Trump found herself on Monday night, pressed into service giving a speech making the case for her husband's candidacy.
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Melania Trump's RNC Speech Follows Michelle Obama's Nearly Verbatim  —  In her prime time speech at the Republican National Convention Monday evening, Donald Trump's wife Melania appeared to lift significant portions from a speech delivered by now-First Lady Michelle Obama …
CNN:
Melania's moment  —  Cleveland (CNN)Melania Trump stepped onto center stage Monday for the highest-profile speech of her life, offering testimony about the character of her husband, Donald Trump, and saying he would never let America down.  —  The former fashion model …
New York Times:
Melania Trump's Speech Bears Striking Similarities to Michelle Obama's in 2008  —  CLEVELAND — Melania Trump earned praise for her speech on Monday at the opening night of the Republican National Convention, but her remarks almost immediately came under scrutiny when striking similarities …
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Carson: Melania's alleged plagiarism a sign ‘we share the same values’
Discussion: Washington Post and Guardian
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
On the floor: Giuliani brings the house down
Discussion: Althouse
NBC News:
Poll: Clinton and Trump Now Tied as GOP Convention Kicks Off
Discussion: The Daily Caller and AOL
MSNBC:
Exclusive: The Trumps speak with Matt Lauer
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Donald Trump just can't yield the spotlight
Discussion: ABC News, Politico and The Hill
New York Times:
It's Donald Trump's Convention. But the Inspiration? Nixon.
Discussion: The Atlantic
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Chaos erupts on GOP convention floor after voice vote shuts down Never Trump forces
Brad Plumer / Vox:
It sure looks like Melania Trump copied parts of her speech from Michelle Obama
Nick Gass / Politico:
Melania Trump's prime-time speech was strikingly similar to Michelle Obama's
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
An ex-senator called Trump backers “brownshirts,” in case you wondered how the RNC's going
Tegna / WKYC-TV:
Utah delegate threatened in RNC bathroom … CLEVELAND - A Utah delegate was reportedly threatened inside a bathroom at Quicken Loans Arena during the Republican National Convention Monday.  —  According to NBC, Utah delegate Kera Birkeland was on the floor during the Rules vote as one of the delegates calling for a roll call vote.
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
The Trump Captivity of the GOP
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
The Salt Lake / Salt Lake Tribune:
‘You should die’: Trump supporters threaten Utah delegate, she says, at Republican National Convention
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:
Newt: It's a ‘Betrayal’ If Cruz Doesn't Endorse Trump During Convention Speech
Discussion: RedState
PolitiFact:
Checking Patricia Smith's claims about Clinton and Benghazi  —  The opening night theme of the Republican National Convention was “Make America Safe Again,” with a parade of speakers who criticized Hillary Clinton and the Obama administration for leaving the nation weak and vulnerable.
Discussion: Washington Post and Politicus USA
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Chris Matthews: GOP ‘ruined’ evening by having ‘that woman’ speak on Benghazi  —  Patricia Smith — the mother of Sean Smith, who was killed in a terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 — delivered a raw, emotional and unapologetic speech at the Republican National Convention that centered on one person: Hillary Clinton
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
‘Colbert Report’ character returns to cover Trump's convention  —  Late-night host Stephen Colbert on Monday night resurrected his faux-conservative character to cover Donald Trump  —  becoming the GOP presidential nominee.  —  “Hello, nation.  Did you miss me?
Discussion: The Atlantic
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
What Has Happened to Rudy Giuliani?  —  He used to be a pragmatic moderate.  Now he's spewing nonsense.  —  Exactly 20 years ago, as the Boston Globe's New York bureau chief, I interviewed Mayor Rudy Giuliani in his office in City Hall.  The 1996 Republican Convention was going on in San Diego, and I asked him why he wasn't there.
Caleb Melby / Bloomberg:
Trump Is Richer in Property and Deeper in Debt in New Valuation  —  Presumptive nominee's net worth increases to $3 billion  —  Value of golf courses and resorts rises as liquid assets fall  —  In the year that Donald Trump was transformed from a long-shot presidential candidate …
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
BBC:
Germany axe attack: Assault on train in Wuerzburg  —  A teenage Afghan refugee armed with an axe and knife injured four people on a train in southern Germany before being shot dead by police, officials say.  —  Three people were seriously hurt and one suffered minor injuries in the attack in Wuerzburg, police said.
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