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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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Andrew Stiles / Heat Street:
Everyone's Response to the Melania Trump Plagiarism Gaffe Is Wrong — WATCH: Melania Trump Sounds Just Like Michelle Obama — Melania Trump, the third wife of Republican nominee Donald Trump, is accused of plagiarizing a Michelle Obama speech during her address to the GOP convention on Monday.
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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.
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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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump aide: Michelle Obama didn't invent the English language
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump campaign does damage control after Melania plagiarism charges
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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Did Melania Trump include a Rickroll in the middle of her convention speech?
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Julian Routh / Wall Street Journal:
Paul Manafort Blames Hillary Clinton for Melania Trump Speech Plagiarism Allegation
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Melania Trump's plagiarism matters because it exposes Donald Trump's profound laziness
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 …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Roger Ailes Out at Fox News Amid Sexual-Assault Allegations — Roger Ailes, who transformed Fox News Channel from a start-up into one of the nation's most influential news organizations in under two decades, is leaving the 21st Century Fox-owned cable outlet in the wake of a bevy …
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The Huffington Post:
Ann Coulter Says ‘Every Woman Who Has Ever Been Employed By Fox’ Has Stories About Roger Ailes
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Is Ailes out at Fox? — The fate of Fox News CEO Roger Ailes is up in the air.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
21st Century Fox says Roger Ailes remains at Fox News
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KSHB-TV:
Kansas City, Kansas police captain dies after shooting — KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A Kansas City, Kansas, police captain has died following a shooting Tuesday afternoon. — Chief Terry Zeigler originally tweeted that an officer had been shot at 22nd and Haskell.
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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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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 …
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
A Dystopian Night at the G.O.P. Convention
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Chris Matthews: GOP ‘ruined’ evening by having ‘that woman’ speak on Benghazi
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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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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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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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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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Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Obama won't punish HUD chief Castro for giving partisan interview — President Obama won't discipline Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro for violating a rule prohibiting federal officials from making personal political statements while presenting themselves in an official capacity.
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William Petroski / Des Moines Register:
Steve King creates uproar questioning contributions of non-white people — Through the years, Steve King, a Republican congressman from western Iowa, has made several widely criticized remarks during his years in office. This is a brief history of some of those moments. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
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Phillip Stucky / The Daily Caller:
New Poll: Clinton Loses Lead Ahead Of GOP Convention
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