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2:00 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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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.
Julian Routh / Wall Street Journal:
Paul Manafort Blames Hillary Clinton for Melania Trump Speech Plagiarism Allegation  —  Melania Trump used “common words and values” in her prime-time Republican National Convention speech Monday night, said Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort on Tuesday, blaming Hillary Clinton for alleging …
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 …
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.
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.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump campaign does damage control after Melania plagiarism charges  —  Donald Trump's campaign shifted into damage control mode on Tuesday, as a blame game intensified over who was responsible for the plagiarism flap surrounding Melania Trump's primetime speech, with campaign manager Paul Manafort in the center of the mess.
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
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Violence, Blood and Betrayal inside the Trump Potemkin Village
Discussion: bradford-delong.com
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Melania Trump's speech appears to have cribbed from Michelle Obama's in 2008
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Chris Matthews: GOP ‘ruined’ evening by having ‘that woman’ speak on Benghazi
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
On the floor: Giuliani brings the house down
Discussion: Althouse
MSNBC:
Exclusive: The Trumps speak with Matt Lauer
Associated Press:
Trump Powers Toward GOP Prize After Outbreak of Dissent
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and WHTM-TV
CNN:
Melania's moment  —  Cleveland (CNN)Melania Trump stepped onto …
Michelle Broder Van Dyke / BuzzFeed:
Melania Trump Copied Part of Her Speech From Michelle Obama
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump dials into Fox to bash Kasich during convention action
Discussion: NPR and The Hill
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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Media Matters for America:   Report: Fox CEO Ailes Has Until August 1 To Resign Or Be Fired
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
The Trump Captivity of the GOP  —  Plus TWS on exhibit in Cleveland.  —  Cleveland  —  It was always perhaps the stupider party, the clumsier party, and the stodgier party.  But it was also the sounder party, the more constitutional party, and the more responsible party.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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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
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.
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
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 …
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: The Daily Caller
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.
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.
 
 
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The American Interest:
It's the Middle East's Turn to Buy American Hydrocarbons
Discussion: Clayton Cramer
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The continuing political decline of Hillary Clinton
Discussion: Hot Air and Heat Street
Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Obama is not a scientist. JAMA shouldn't pretend he is
Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
The man who could have stopped Donald Trump
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Trump Is Richer in Property and Deeper in Debt in New Valuation
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 Earlier Items: 
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
‘Colbert Report’ character returns to cover Trump's convention
Discussion: The Atlantic
NBC News:
Poll: Clinton and Trump Now Tied as GOP Convention Kicks Off
Discussion: AOL and The Daily Caller
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Castro violated Hatch Act by touting Clinton
Discussion: Hot Air and Mediaite
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
Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
Antonio Sabato Jr. Says He's ‘Absolutely’ Sure Obama's a Muslim After RNC Speech
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Rep. Steve King wonders what ‘sub-groups’ besides whites made contributions to civilization
 

 
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