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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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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
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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 …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Melania Trump's plagiarism matters because it exposes Donald Trump's profound laziness
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump aide: Michelle Obama didn't invent the English language
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Carson: Melania's alleged plagiarism a sign ‘we share the same values’
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump campaign denies Melania Trump plagiarized Michelle Obama's speech
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Melania Trump's RNC Speech Follows Michelle Obama's Nearly Verbatim
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Melania Trump's speech appears to have cribbed from Michelle Obama's in 2008
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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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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 …
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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.
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Jennifer Newton / Daily Mail:
Mother and her three daughters, aged between 8 and 14, are stabbed by ‘Muslim’ …
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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
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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.
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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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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.
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Chris Matthews: GOP ‘ruined’ evening by having ‘that woman’ speak on Benghazi
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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 …
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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 …
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