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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.
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?
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Donald Trump Arrives by Helicopter for Day 3 of RNC
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Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Lewandowski Has Been Pitching Donors On His Own Pro-Trump Super PAC
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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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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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John DiStaso / WMUR:
Updated: Baldasaro doubles down, says Clinton should be ‘put in firing line, shot for treason’ — Londonderry lawmaker, GOP convention delegate, co-chairs Trump vets coalition — The ever-blunt and always outspoken Al Baldasaro of Londonderry doubled down Wednesday on his comment …
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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 …
Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump's Thugs: Execute Hillary Clinton for ‘Treason’
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Elise Foley / The Huffington Post:
Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Trolls Donald Trump By Endorsing Hillary Clinton At GOP Convention
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Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
George Stephanopoulos: What You Need to Know About RNC Day 3
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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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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
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
At Gays For Trump Party, The Former Fringe Celebrates Trump's Nomination
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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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Benjamin Oreskes / Politico:
Police arrest flag-burning protesters outside convention — Police in riot gear arrested protesters outside the Republican National Convention on Wednesday afternoon after a scuffle erupted as left-wing activists began burning a U.S. flag while chanting “America was never great.”
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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 …
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Ted Cruz's Cleveland Rally Interrupted by Donald Trump's Plane — Ted Cruz just can't escape Donald Trump. — Before the Texas senator addresses Trump's convention Wednesday night, Cruz held a rally that felt more like a campaign event — and when he said we have a nominee —
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Heidi Hatch / KUTV-TV:
Utah's delegates go to Trump, not Cruz, state representatives confused, angry
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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 …
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Appeals court says Texas voter-ID law discriminates against minorities — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Texas's strict voter-ID law discriminates against 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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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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