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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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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 …
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CNN and No More Mister Nice Blog
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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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 …
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Advisers Describe Possible Trims to Tax Cut Plan — An updated version of Donald Trump's tax cut will be about one-third the size of the previous $10 trillion version, two campaign advisers said on Wednesday. — “We just tweaked this thing and the goal was to put in more growth …
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Mother Jones and The Daily Caller
Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump's Thugs: Execute Hillary Clinton for ‘Treason’
Donald Trump's Thugs: Execute Hillary Clinton for ‘Treason’
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Washington Post, Common Dreams, Mediaite, Joe.My.God. and The Week
John DiStaso / WMUR:
Updated: Baldasaro doubles down, says Clinton should be ‘put in firing line, shot for treason’
Updated: Baldasaro doubles down, says Clinton should be ‘put in firing line, shot for treason’
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New York Times, Washington Post and AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog …
Elise Foley / The Huffington Post:
Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Trolls Donald Trump By Endorsing Hillary Clinton At GOP Convention
Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Trolls Donald Trump By Endorsing Hillary Clinton At GOP Convention
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Talking Points Memo and Balloon Juice
Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
George Stephanopoulos: What You Need to Know About RNC Day 3
George Stephanopoulos: What You Need to Know About RNC Day 3
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Politico, Washington Post, Associated Press, Vox, Daily Kos and The Hill
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Ted Cruz's Cleveland Rally Interrupted by Donald Trump's Plane
Ted Cruz's Cleveland Rally Interrupted by Donald Trump's Plane
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Donald Trump Arrives by Helicopter for Day 3 of RNC
Donald Trump Arrives by Helicopter for Day 3 of RNC
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Politico
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Lewandowski Has Been Pitching Donors On His Own Pro-Trump Super PAC
Lewandowski Has Been Pitching Donors On His Own Pro-Trump Super PAC
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Politico, Media Matters for America and Mediaite
Catherine Ho / Washington Post:
Lobbyists have raised $7 million for Hillary Clinton. For Trump? Zero
Lobbyists have raised $7 million for Hillary Clinton. For Trump? Zero
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Washington Free Beacon
Heidi Hatch / KUTV-TV:
Utah's delegates go to Trump, not Cruz, state representatives confused, angry
Utah's delegates go to Trump, not Cruz, state representatives confused, angry
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Quartz, The Atlantic, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Monthly, ThinkProgress and Denver Post
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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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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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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Did the Trump campaign violate federal law by using a Trump organization speechwriter?
Did the Trump campaign violate federal law by using a Trump organization speechwriter?
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John Santucci / ABC News:
Melania Trump's Speechwriter Comes Forward to Apologize
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
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!’
Third Eye Blind troll RNC concertgoers: ‘Raise your hand if you believe in science!’
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twitchy.com, The Daily Caller and Friendly Atheist
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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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Twitter Just Permanently Suspended Conservative Writer Milo Yiannopoulos
Twitter Just Permanently Suspended Conservative Writer Milo Yiannopoulos
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
At Gays For Trump Party, The Former Fringe Celebrates Trump's Nomination
At Gays For Trump Party, The Former Fringe Celebrates Trump's Nomination
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The Other McCain, Towleroad and Raw Story
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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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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Washington Free Beacon
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Appeals court says Texas voter ID law has ‘discriminatory effect’ — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit on Wednesday found that Texas's strict voter-ID law has a discriminatory effect on minority voters, and it ordered a lower court to come up with a fix for the law in time for the November elections.
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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 …
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 …
Michael Rellahan / Daily Local News:
State sentence for ‘reprehensible’ West Chester University rape — WEST CHESTER >> Noting that a Montgomery County man who was found guilty of raping a fellow West Chester University student while she was unconscious in her dormitory room had refused to accept responsibility or express remorse for his crime …
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