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8:40 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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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 …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Chaos erupts on GOP convention floor after voice vote shuts down Never Trump forces  —  CLEVELAND — The Republican party came within a whisker of reaching the unity it had long sought Monday.  What it got instead was convention floor chaos.  —  After mounting for weeks …
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Donald Trump just can't yield the spotlight  —  CLEVELAND — Patricia Smith stood on the stage of the Republican National Convention and emotionally blamed the death of her son in Benghazi, Libya, on Hillary Clinton.  Suddenly, Fox News Channel cut away to interview the party's presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump.
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and The Hill
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.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump dials into Fox to bash Kasich during convention action  —  As Pat Smith, the mother of one of the Americans killed in Benghazi tearfully addressed the Republican National Convention on Monday, Donald Trump phoned into Fox News host Bill O'Reilly's show and bashed John Kasich for not showing up to the confab.
Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
Antonio Sabato Jr. Says He's ‘Absolutely’ Sure Obama's a Muslim After RNC Speech
Discussion: Raw Story
Nick Gass / Politico:
Melania Trump's prime-time speech was strikingly similar to Michelle Obama's  —  A passage of Melania Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention on Monday night bore a striking resemblance to the speech delivered nearly eight years ago by another first lady hopeful, Michelle Obama.
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
In a divided GOP, the lone uniter is Hillary Clinton  —  CLEVELAND — The opening day of the Republican National Convention provided as much evidence as anyone needs that a party in search of unity has but one real path to get there: attacking Hillary Clinton.
Discussion: ABC News, Politico and Taylor Marsh
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 …
Discussion: The Atlantic
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
An ex-senator called Trump backers “brownshirts,” in case you wondered how the RNC's going
Discussion: Weekly Standard and Mediaite
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Chris Matthews: GOP ‘ruined’ evening by having ‘that woman’ speak on Benghazi
New York Daily News:
SEE IT: Melania Trump's RNC speech appears to swipe lines from Michelle Obama's 2008 DNC speech
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Hot Air, MSNBC and CNN
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Melania's message: Donald Trump is ready to work for America
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
RNC Speaker Scott Baio Tweeted Meme Referring To Hillary Clinton As A C**t
Discussion: NBC News and ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
5 Things to Know About Melania Trump
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Alex Jones: Donald Trump Is Bringing Our Views Into The Mainstream
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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Daily Mail:
Horror as 19 people are hospitalised by 17-year-old Afghan refugee wielding an AXE and shouting …
Discussion: Power Line and Vox Popoli
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
And Here's Your First TrumpVention Debacle  —  I'm a pretty healthy guy.  But I had a bad sinus headache this afternoon and went to rest in the TPM nap room.  I left with boring speakers droning on the platform in Cleveland.  I come back and all hell's broken loose.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:   Trump fundraiser resigns in anger after floor eruption
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Never Trumpers Denied Vote In Disruptive Early Moments Of Convention (VIDEO)
Discussion: BNR, Balloon Juice and Shakesville
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Anti-Trump delegates say they will force roll call vote on rules
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Rep. Steve King wonders what ‘sub-groups’ besides whites made contributions to civilization  —  Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) offered an unusual defense of the racial homogeneity of his party during a panel on MSNBC Monday evening.  —  The group, led by Chris Hayes, was discussing …
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Murdochs Have Decided to Remove Roger Ailes — the Only Question Now Is When  —  Roger Ailes's tenure as the head of Fox News may be coming to an end.  Rupert Murdoch and sons Lachlan and James — co-chairmen and CEO, respectively, of parent company 21st Century Fox — have settled on removing …
George Jahn / Associated Press:
AP EXCLUSIVE: SECRET DOCUMENT EASES IRAN NUCLEAR CONSTRAINTS  —  VIENNA (AP) — Key restrictions on Iran's nuclear program imposed under an internationally negotiated deal will ease in slightly more than a decade, cutting the time Tehran would need to build a bomb to six months from present estimates …
 
 
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CBS News:
Clinton: Trump is the most dangerous man to ever run for president
Sheriff David Clarke / The Hill:
This is a war, and Black Lives Matter is the enemy
PolitiFact:
Checking Patricia Smith's claims about Clinton and Benghazi
Discussion: Washington Post and Politicus USA
New York Times:
It's Donald Trump's Convention. But the Inspiration? Nixon.
Discussion: Political Wire and The Atlantic
Max Bearak / Washington Post:
An Indian rape survivor was allegedly raped again by the same five men
Discussion: myfox8.com
Vicki Needham / The Hill:
HUD's Castro violated law with interview about Clinton
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
The Libertarians' Secret Weapon
Discussion: Hit & Run and Althouse
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Melania Trump: From Small-Town Slovenia to Doorstep of White House
Discussion: New York Times
 Earlier Items: 
Rachel Aviv / New Yorker:
The Philosopher of Feelings  —  Martha Nussbaum's far-reaching …
Discussion: Althouse
Clare Malone / FiveThirtyEight:
The End Of A Republican Party
Discussion: Vox and Little Green Footballs
Los Angeles Times:
Judge throws out ex-L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca's plea deal, saying 6 months in prison not enough
Discussion: POLICE Magazine and KTLA
Vox:
The Republicans waged a 3-decade war on government. They got Trump.
Kevin Rector / Baltimore Sun:
Freddie Gray case: Judge acquits Lt. Brian Rice of all charges
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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New York Times:
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