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9:35 AM ET, July 20, 2016

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New York Times:
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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Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
Is there a plagiarism double standard?  —  The media is focused on the plagiarism of presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump's wife, Melania.  —  Monday night, when Melania delivered her speech, conservative media and supporters exploded with praise.  But by Tuesday morning …
David Duke.com:
Did a Jewish Neocon Speechwriter Sabotage Melania Trump's Big Speech?
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Week
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Melania Trump and the difference between plagiarism and politics as usual
Discussion: ABC News and The Federalist
Mary Jordan / Washington Post:
Melania Trump doesn't want attention. Too late for that now.
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Michelle Obama Copied Alinsky in Speech Melania Trump Allegedly Plagiarized
Andrew Stiles / Heat Street:
Everyone's Response to the Melania Trump Plagiarism Gaffe Is Wrong
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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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 …
Discussion: Politico and Hot Air
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 …
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Chris Christie Prosecutes Hillary Clinton in RNC Speech: Is She Guilty or Not Guilty?
Discussion: Power Line
Jezebel:
The RNC Apparently Has a Dress Code for Woman Reporters [Updated]
Discussion: Mediaite and Scene and Heard
ABC News:
WATCH: Donald Trump Jr: ‘For My Father, Impossible is Just the Starting Point’
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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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Fox News: Roger Ailes Out
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Sources: Megyn Kelly Told Murdoch Investigators That Roger Ailes Sexually Harassed Her
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Megyn Against The World At Fox: Anchor Rebellion, Creation of Competitor Network …
more at Mediagazer »
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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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 …
Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story and The Week
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Ryan Calls / Bloomberg:   Trump Formally Seals Republican Presidential Nomination
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
Discussion: The Week, AOL and Joe.My.God.
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” …
Julie Phelan / ABC News:
Views on Experience vs. Outsider Status Pose a Potential Challenge for Trump (POLL)  —  Americans prefer experience to outsider status in the next president and also give it a higher priority in an ABC News/Washington Post poll, a potential challenge for Donald Trump as he builds toward the general election campaign.
Discussion: Political Wire
Ron Martinelli / The Hill:
Black Lives Matter lies force cops from policing to self protection  —  When I began my career as a police officer in 1975, the turmoil and civil strife of the Vietnam war era, where police often clashed with protesters, had subsided.  The anti-police violence of militant …
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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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Trump's courtship of black voters hampered by decades of race controversies
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
NRA Official Dubs It ‘Largest And Oldest Civil Rights Association’ In US
CNN:
Gavin Long suffered from PTSD, source tells CNN
Discussion: The Root
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Ten Reasons Why Trump Could Win
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding
WCMH-TV:
Columbus Police Officer hospitalized after biting into glass in sandwich
Discussion: Daily Wire, Washington Post and WRIC-TV
Robin Gibson / TheStarPress.com:
‘Hate cops?’ sign prompts controversy
Discussion: Fox 59 and LawNewz
Mother Jones:
Grover Norquist: The Soul of the New Machine
Morning Call:
Kathleen Kane's twin sister gets 19 percent raise and $80K to settle pay complaint against her agency
Discussion: WPMT FOX43 and WHTM-TV
 Earlier Items: 
Dan Browning / Star Tribune:
Racial disparities in Twin Cities arrests are widespread
Discussion: Power Line
KSHB-TV:
Kansas City, Kansas police captain dies after shooting
Curtis Houck / NewsBusters:
MSNBC Smears Pat Smith's Speech About Benghazi; Her ‘Gross Accusation’ ‘Ruined’ the Night
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

Bloomberg:
A look at Crunchyroll's challenges, including current and former employees saying its management is out of touch, as Disney and Netflix's expand into anime
 
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