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How Melania Trump's Speech Veered Off Course and Caused an Uproar — CLEVELAND — It was the biggest speech of Melania Trump's life, and her husband, Donald, wanted it to be perfect. — The Trump campaign turned to two high-powered speechwriters, who had helped write signature political oratory …
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David Duke.com:
Did a Jewish Neocon Speechwriter Sabotage Melania Trump's Big Speech? — Since I made this video I have analyzed the whole silly scandal and the inescapable logic that this was intentional sabotage and treachery. — Israel's Mossad has a motto: it is “By deception Thou Shalt Wage War.”
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Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
Is there a plagiarism double standard?
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Melania Trump and the difference between plagiarism and politics as usual
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NewsBusters:
Feeding Frenzy: Morning Shows Spend 130 Minutes on Melania Trump's Alleged Plagiarism
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Andrew Stiles / Heat Street:
Everyone's Response to the Melania Trump Plagiarism Gaffe Is Wrong
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Michelle Obama Copied Alinsky in Speech Melania Trump Allegedly Plagiarized
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Megyn Kelly Rallied a Female Colleague to Testify Against Roger Ailes — When Gretchen Carlson filed her sexual harassment lawsuit against Roger Ailes on July 6, the explosive allegations surely did not surprise Megyn Kelly. Fox News' biggest star has since told lawyers hired …
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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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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 …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Roger Ailes Out at Fox News Amid Sexual-Assault Allegations
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Twitter Just Permanently Suspended Conservative Writer Milo Yiannopoulos — After repeatedly suspending him for violating its terms of service, Twitter permanently bans the Breitbart provocateur. — After years of provocation, Twitter has permanently banned Milo Yiannopoulos from its service.
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Ben Kew / Breitbart:
Milo Suspended Permanently by Twitter Minutes Before ‘Gays For Trump’ Party At RNC — Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos has been suspended from Twitter once more just 20 minutes before his “Gays for Trump” event takes place at the Republican National Convention.
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Emily Flitter / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump could seek new law to purge government of Obama appointees — If he wins the presidency, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump would seek to purge the federal government of officials appointed by Democratic President Barack Obama and could ask Congress to pass legislation making …
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Caleb Lewis / Vox:
Republican National Convention day 2 recap: what Republicans discussed (Lucifer) and didn't (jobs) — The second day of the Republican National Convention was (kinda) about jobs. — The theme was “Make America Work Again,” but right out of the gate, speakers largely focused …
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
GOP works to unify around Trump — CLEVELAND — The Republican Party largely succeeded Tuesday in unifying around Donald Trump — and getting its convention back on track after a rough opening day. — The main news came with the official nomination of Donald Trump as the party's presidential pick …
Robert Draper / New York Times:
How Donald Trump Picked His Running Mate — One day this past May, Donald Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., reached out to a senior adviser to Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, who left the presidential race just a few weeks before. As a candidate, Kasich declared in March that Trump was …
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Claims Nomination, With Discord Clear but Family Cheering — CLEVELAND — Donald J. Trump was formally crowned the Republican nominee for president at the party's convention on Tuesday, ending a tumultuous primary season but not the nagging questions about his polarizing candidacy …
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William Petroski / Des Moines Register:
Steve King creates uproar questioning contributions of non-white people
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Jezebel:
The RNC Apparently Has a Dress Code for Woman Reporters [Updated] — CLEVELAND — Donald Trump's noted disdain for members of the press, particularly those of us who happen to be women, has apparently inspired a dress code for woman journalists at the Republican National Convention.
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Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Chris Christie Prosecutes Hillary Clinton in RNC Speech: Is She Guilty or Not Guilty?
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Nick Gass / Politico:
RNC co-chair: Clinton ‘viciously attacked’ women her husband ‘sexually abused’
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Report: Kaine, Vilsack top Clinton's VP list — (D-Va.) are the leading contenders to be Hillary Clinton — 's running mate, according to a new report. — The two have emerged as the front-runners on a shortlist including other candidates, The Washington Post said Tuesday.
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Two names emerge from Clinton's VP deliberations: Kaine and Vilsack
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Carmel Dagan / Variety:
Garry Marshall, ‘Pretty Woman’ Director and Creator of ‘Happy Days,’ Dies at 81 — Garry Marshall, who created some of the 1970s' most iconic sitcoms including “Happy Days,” “The Odd Couple,” “Laverne and Shirley” and “Mork and Mindy” and went on to direct hit movies including “Pretty Woman” …
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Peter Robinson / Ricochet:
A Word of Explanation — “Donald Trump's big acceptance speech Thursday,” according to reports appearing in a number of places—here I'm quoting Politico—"will be written in part by...Peter M. Robinson." — No it won't. — A word of explanation: — Not quite two weeks ago …
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