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5:20 PM 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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New York Times:
Questions Over Melania Trump's Speech Set Off Finger-Pointing  —  CLEVELAND — The Republican Party woke up to a cascade of finger-pointing and confusion on Tuesday as the Trump campaign was rocked by accusations that parts of Melania Trump's convention speech had been cribbed …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Violence, Blood and Betrayal inside the Trump Potemkin Village  —  On MSNBC last night a bunch of really smart guys were saying how Trump would and must be outraged at how a staffer/speech writer on his campaign let his wife down, embarrassed her on a global stage.  That person would immediately be fired.
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.
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump aide: Michelle Obama didn't invent the English language  —  spokeswoman Katrina Pierson defended Melania Trump's Monday speech at the Republican convention against accusations that part of the address was copied from Michelle Obama  —  's 2008 convention remarks.
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Ten Reasons Why Melania Trump's Speech Will Have a Lasting Impact  —  On Tuesday night, Melania Trump delivered a speech that included passages lifted from Michelle Obama's 2008 address to the Democratic National Convention.  Here are ten reasons why Melania Trump's speech matters and will continue to matter.
Discussion: Politico, NBC News, Hot Air and AOL
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.
Alexandra Jaffe / NBC News:
Did Melania Trump's Speech Plagiarize Michelle Obama?  —  Melania Trump's Speech Appears to Be Plagiarized 4:13  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — A chunk of Melania Trump's Republican National Convention speech appears to have been lifted from Michelle Obama's address at the 2008 Democratic convention.
Scott Bixby / Guardian:
Republican convention live: Trump campaign insists speech not plagiarised  —  Paul Ryan and Ben Carson among speakers at RNC day two on the economy, as campaign claims Melania Trump's speech was not lifted from Michelle Obama  — Trump backers play to fears of America on opening night of convention
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Melania Trump's plagiarism matters because it exposes Donald Trump's profound laziness
Discussion: CNBC and The Verge
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Sources: Megyn Kelly Told Murdoch Investigators That Roger Ailes Sexually Harassed Her  —  As a chorus of prominent Fox News women have gone public defending Roger Ailes against the wave of sexual-harassment allegations sparked by former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson's lawsuit …
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Fox News: Roger Ailes Out  —  Fox News confirmed to The Daily Beast editor-at-large Lloyd Grove on Tuesday that beleagured chairman and CEO Roger Ailes will depart the cable news network following sexual harassment claims by former anchor Gretchen Carlson.  According to a document obtained …
New York Daily News:
Why Megyn Kelly has yet to defend her Fox News Channel boss, Roger Ailes
Discussion: Mother Jones
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Inside the GOP's Shadow Convention  —  CLEVELAND—It was mid-April when as many as 1,000 alumni of the most recent Republican administration descended on Dallas for a staff reunion to reminisce about sunnier times.  Former President George W. Bush autographed cowboy hats …
Curtis Houck / NewsBusters:
MSNBC Smears Pat Smith's Speech About Benghazi; Her ‘Gross Accusation’ ‘Ruined’ the Night  —  From the moment that Pat Smith concluded her Monday night speech at the Republican National Convention (RNC) about how her son was murdered in the 2012 Benghazi terror attack, MSNBC had their marching orders …
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
A Dystopian Night at the G.O.P. Convention
PolitiFact:
Checking Patricia Smith's claims about Clinton and Benghazi
Discussion: Washington Post
Tanya Somanader / Blog Daily Listings RSS:
Read President Obama's Open Letter to America's Law Enforcement Community  —  In the wake of the tragedies in Dallas and Baton Rouge, President Obama penned a letter to the men and women of America's law enforcement community.  The President's letter was shared with officers around the country.
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Pollster Frank Luntz: GOP has ‘lost’ the millennial generation  —  CLEVELAND — Republican pollster Frank Luntz on Tuesday told delegates at the Republican National Convention that the GOP has “lost” the millennial generation of voters.  —  Addressing the South Carolina delegation …
Tom Morgan / Telegraph:
Man ‘knifes French woman and her three daughters’ in Alps resort  —  A French woman and her three young daughters were severely injured when they were stabbed at a holiday resort on Tuesday by a Moroccan-born man who reportedly shouted that they were too scantily dressed.
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
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Jennifer Newton / Daily Mail:
Mother and her three daughters, aged between 8 and 14, are stabbed by ‘Muslim’ …
STAT:
Norovirus outbreak reported among GOP convention staffers  —  An event worker sweeps the stage at the the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.  —  A handful of Republican staff members in Cleveland for the GOP convention were reported to be suffering Tuesday from a possible norovirus infection.
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Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
At least a dozen California GOP staffers quarantined in virus outbreak at convention
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Poll: Clinton Leads Trump Among Voters Making Less Money  —  Donald Trump - the Republican presidential candidate who often boasts to be “really rich” - is leading Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton among American voters making the most from their jobs.  —  According to a national survey …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Hot Air
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Phillip Stucky / The Daily Caller:
New Poll: Clinton Loses Lead Ahead Of GOP Convention
 
 
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