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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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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Melania Trump's Speechwriter Takes Responsibility for Lifted Remarks — CLEVELAND — A longtime employee of the Trump Organization took responsibility for lifting two passages, from a 2008 speech by Michelle Obama, for Melania Trump's address on Monday at the Republican National Convention, saying that it was an innocent mistake.
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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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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Biz Staffer Takes Responsibility For Melania Speech Plagiarism — An employee of the Trump Organization, Meredith McIver, took responsibility Wednesday afternoon for lifting lines from Michelle Obama's 2008 Democratic convention speech to use in Melania Trump's Monday night speech at the Republican convention in Cleveland.
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Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
George Stephanopoulos: What You Need to Know About RNC Day 3 — There's a lot to look forward to on day three of the Republican National Convention, with big political names scheduled to speak. ABC News' George Stephanopoulos looks ahead at the top story lines to watch for tonight.
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Donald Trump Arrives by Helicopter for Day 3 of RNC
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Emily Flitter / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump could seek new law to purge government of Obama appointees
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Lewandowski Has Been Pitching Donors On His Own Pro-Trump Super PAC
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump aide offers resignation in Melania Trump plagiarism incident
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Alexandra Jaffe / NBC News:
New Details Emerge About Writing of Melania Trump's Speech
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Vets Adviser: Clinton “Should Be Put In The Firing Line And Shot For Treason” — An adviser to Donald Trump on veterans issues said on Tuesday that Hillary Clinton should be put in a firing line and shot for treason. — New Hampshire state representative Al Baldasaro …
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James West / Mother Jones:
We Asked Trump Voters, “How Should Hillary Clinton Be Punished?” Their Answers Were Amazing. — On the second night of the Republican convention, Gov. Chris Christie assailed Hillary Clinton in a speech that resembled a mock trial for a long list of her supposed misdeeds …
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Ron Fournier / The Atlantic:
Why the Republican Convention Is So Mean — CLEVELAND—"Lock her up! Lock her up!" Chris Christie nodded his approval as Republican delegates demanded the jailing of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. If the protest was impromptu, it was no accident …
Bloomberg:
‘Brexit Was a Much Stronger Candidate Than Trump,’ Plouffe Says — The manager of Obama's 2008 bid says the success of the pro-Brexit campaign does not foreshadow Trump's victory. — FirstWordNick — The manager of Barack Obama's 2008 presidential bid said Wednesday that the success …
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Why RNC Calls To ‘Lock Her Up’ Are Entirely Reasonable
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Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump's Thugs: Execute Hillary Clinton for ‘Treason’
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John DiStaso / WMUR:
Updated: Baldasaro doubles down, says Clinton should be ‘put in firing line, shot for treason’
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Catherine Ho / Washington Post:
Lobbyists have raised $7 million for Hillary Clinton. For Trump? Zero
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Troy L. Smith / Plain Dealer:
Third Eye Blind infuriates RNC concertgoers during Rock Hall show — 635615826830590422-CINCpt-09-27-2013- Enquirer-1-E003-2013-09-25-IMG-third- eye-blind-band-1-1-O957TD3D-L292162850- IMG-third-eye-blind-band-1-1-O957TD3D- e1454710611530-1920x1173.jpg — The members of popular 1990s alt-rock band third eye blind.
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Chris Willman / Billboard:
Third Eye Blind ‘Repudiates’ Republican Agenda, Draws Boos From GOP Crowd in Cleveland
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Joey Nolfi / EW.com:
Third Eye Blind troll RNC concertgoers: ‘Raise your hand if you believe in science!’
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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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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Twitter Bars Milo Yiannopoulos in Wake of Leslie Jones's Reports of Abuse
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James Kirchick / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed If Trump wins, a coup isn't impossible here in the U.S. — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at FreedomFest in July 2015, in Las Vegas, where he criticized Sen. John McCain's military record. (John Locher / Associated Press) — Americans viewing …
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Stephen Kloosterman / MLive.com:
Backlash, apology after candidate calls judge ‘800-lb Silverback Alpha Male’ — Judge Gregory C. Pittman, left, and judicial candidate Eric C. Grimm are pictured. (courtesy photos) — MUSKEGON, MI - A judicial candidate felt a public backlash last week after spreading around …
CNN:
Day 2 of GOP convention speeches: CNN vets the claims — (CNN)The Republican Party gathered in Cleveland on Tuesday for the second night of its convention, and CNN's Reality Check Team put the speakers' statements and assertions to the test. — The team of reporters …
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Carson defends ‘Lucifer’ comment: Clinton and Alinsky ‘on a first-name basis’
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Wall Street Journal:
Labor Secretary Tom Perez's Grandfather Served Dominican Dictator — Potential Clinton running mate regularly says his grandfather was exiled for opposing Rafael Trujillo — When U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez talks about his ancestry, he routinely mentions that his grandfather was expelled …
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Click2Houston.com:
Rape victim put in jail after breakdown on witness stand — By Jace Larson - Investigative Reporter , Dominique Sachse - Anchor , Aaron Wische - Senior Executive Producer , Debbie Strauss - Special Projects Producer — HOUSTON - A rape victim who had a mental breakdown while testifying …
Julissa Higgins / TIME:
Watch Paul Ryan's Speech at the Republican Convention — Speaker of the House Paul Ryan argued that disagreements over the nomination of Donald Trump were “signs of life” in the Republican Party. — The Wisconsin Republican did not endorse Trump until early June and criticized some of his remarks before and after that.
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Lee Stranahan / Breitbart:
WATCH: Breitbart Confronts ‘The Daily Show’ at Milo's ‘Gays for Trump’ Party — CLEVELAND, Ohio — Breitbart News' Joel Pollak sent The Daily Show running for cover, armed only with his cell phone camera, outside a “Gays for Trump” party hosted by Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos near …
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