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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?
Is there a plagiarism double standard?
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David Duke.com:
Did a Jewish Neocon Speechwriter Sabotage Melania Trump's Big Speech?
Did a Jewish Neocon Speechwriter Sabotage Melania Trump's Big Speech?
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CBS News:
Donald Trump Jr. blames speechwriters for Melania Trump's convention speech
Donald Trump Jr. blames speechwriters for Melania Trump's convention speech
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Melania Trump and the difference between plagiarism and politics as usual
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
Feeding Frenzy: Morning Shows Spend 130 Minutes on Melania Trump's Alleged Plagiarism
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Michelle Obama Copied Alinsky in Speech Melania Trump Allegedly Plagiarized
Michelle Obama Copied Alinsky in Speech Melania Trump Allegedly Plagiarized
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Andrew Stiles / Heat Street:
Everyone's Response to the Melania Trump Plagiarism Gaffe Is Wrong
Everyone's Response to the Melania Trump Plagiarism Gaffe Is Wrong
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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 …
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 …
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Chris Christie Prosecutes Hillary Clinton in RNC Speech: Is She Guilty or Not Guilty? — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie asks the crowd at the Republican National Convention to reply “guilty” or “not guilty” while he talks about Hillary Clinton's character, judgment and trustworthiness.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
RNC co-chair: Clinton ‘viciously attacked’ women her husband ‘sexually abused’
RNC co-chair: Clinton ‘viciously attacked’ women her husband ‘sexually abused’
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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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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Roger Ailes Out at Fox News Amid Sexual-Assault Allegations
Roger Ailes Out at Fox News Amid Sexual-Assault Allegations
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Megyn Against The World At Fox: Anchor Rebellion, Creation of Competitor Network …
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Sources: Megyn Kelly Told Murdoch Investigators That Roger Ailes Sexually Harassed Her
Sources: Megyn Kelly Told Murdoch Investigators That Roger Ailes Sexually Harassed Her
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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 …
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Claims Nomination, With Discord Clear but Family Cheering
Donald Trump Claims Nomination, With Discord Clear but Family Cheering
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William Petroski / Des Moines Register:
Steve King creates uproar questioning contributions of non-white people
Steve King creates uproar questioning contributions of non-white people
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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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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
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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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.
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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Trump's courtship of black voters hampered by decades of race controversies — CLEVELAND — Donald Trump's campaign has tried to use this week's Republican National Convention to court African Americans by arguing that President Obama has failed them on jobs and crime.
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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 …