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Donald Trump Sets Conditions for Defending NATO Allies Against Attack — CLEVELAND — Donald J. Trump, on the eve of accepting the Republican nomination for president, said Wednesday that if he were elected, he would not pressure Turkey or other authoritarian allies about conducting purges …
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Transcript: Donald Trump on NATO, Turkey's Coup Attempt and the World — Donald J. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, discussed his views on foreign policy in Cleveland on Wednesday with David E. Sanger and Maggie Haberman of The New York Times. Here is an edited transcript of their interview.
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Breitbart:
Exclusive — Sarah Palin to Ted Cruz: Delete Your Career — In an exclusive statement to Breitbart News, former Alaska Governor and 2008 Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin weighed in on Senator Ted Cruz's refusal to honor his pledge and endorse the GOP nominee Donald Trump.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump's nomination is the first time American politics has left me truly afraid — Tonight, Donald J. Trump will accept the Republican Party's nomination for president of the United States. And I am, for the first time since I began covering American politics, genuinely afraid.
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Mother Jones, Washington Post, Media Matters for America and The Atlantic
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
I Choose Ted — I find it nothing short of hilarious how so many seasoned political journalists (including many of my colleagues — and betters — at Fox) are visibly shocked and appalled by what Cruz did last night. Ever since I was a kid, the political press — left, right and center …
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Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Cruz Campaign Manager: Christie “Turned Over His Political Testicles Long Ago” — Jeff Roe responded to the New Jersey governor's criticism of Cruz's convention speech. — Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images — Ted Cruz's campaign manager responded on Thursday to Chris Christie's criticism …
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
‘Vote Your Conscience’ Was A Rorschach Test, And Donald Trump's Campaign Failed — It didn't have to be a complete disaster. — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) didn't say a negative thing about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in Cleveland on Wednesday night.
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TIME, Bloomberg, Washington Times, Hot Air and Common Dreams
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Roger Stone, Alex Jones plot primary challenge to Cruz
Roger Stone, Alex Jones plot primary challenge to Cruz
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The Right Scoop
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Cruz defends distance from Trump: I won't be ‘servile puppy’
Cruz defends distance from Trump: I won't be ‘servile puppy’
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
McConnell: Trump ‘wrong’ on NATO
McConnell: Trump ‘wrong’ on NATO
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Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
Associated Press:
The Latest: Pence: Trump Would Stand by US's NATO Allies
The Latest: Pence: Trump Would Stand by US's NATO Allies
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump taunts GOP in private donor meeting
Trump taunts GOP in private donor meeting
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New York Times and The Hill
Mike Huckabee / Facebook:
The question of the night was whether Ted Cruz would honor …
The question of the night was whether Ted Cruz would honor …
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Ted Cruz ‘Not in the Habit’ of Endorsing People Who Attack His Family
Ted Cruz ‘Not in the Habit’ of Endorsing People Who Attack His Family
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz's massive political gamble, explained
Ted Cruz's massive political gamble, explained
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Washington Monthly and Talking Points Memo
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Kasich doesn't regret skipping convention
Kasich doesn't regret skipping convention
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Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz: I won't be a ‘servile puppy dog’ for Trump
Cruz: I won't be a ‘servile puppy dog’ for Trump
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New York Times:
Ted Cruz Stirs Convention Fury in Pointed Snub of Donald Trump
Ted Cruz Stirs Convention Fury in Pointed Snub of Donald Trump
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New York Times:
Ted Cruz Is Heckled Again the Morning After His Non-Endorsement
Ted Cruz Is Heckled Again the Morning After His Non-Endorsement
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Ted Turns the Tables on Trump. Hard.
Ted Turns the Tables on Trump. Hard.
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The Right Scoop:
EPIC! Ted Cruz SCHOOLS delegate on why didn't honor his pledge and support Trump [WATCH!]
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Cruz's convention gambit backfiring badly—and now he's on the defensive
The Daily 202: Cruz's convention gambit backfiring badly—and now he's on the defensive
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Johari Canty / WSVN-TV:
Video shows moments before North Miami Police shot unarmed black man — A therapist who works with people with disabilities is telling his story after he said North Miami police shot him while he was trying to help his patient with autism. — Cellphone video was released Wednesday afternoon …
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Charles Rabin / miamiherald:
Cop shoots caretaker of autistic man playing in the street with toy truck — Cellphone video shows the man on ground with hands in the air — As the worker lays there, the autistic man continues to play with his toy — There's no indication a weapon of any type was found at the scene
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Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
Fla. police shoot black man with his hands up as he tries to help autistic patient
Fla. police shoot black man with his hands up as he tries to help autistic patient
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Red Alert Politics, Guardian and Daily Kos
21st Century Fox:
Roger Ailes Resigns as Chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, and Chairman Fox Television Stations — Rupert Murdoch to Assume Role of Chairman and Acting CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network — 21st Century Fox today announced that Roger Ailes …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Michael Moore: Trump is going to win — Michael Moore is predicting a Donald Trump — victory in November. — The liberal filmmaker shared his prediction at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland during a special edition of the longtime HBO political panel program “Real Time with Bill Maher.”
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
Why Mark Cuban went from saying Trump is the “best thing” for America to #NeverTrump
Why Mark Cuban went from saying Trump is the “best thing” for America to #NeverTrump
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Eli Flesch / Hollywood Reporter:
Michael Moore Tells Bill Maher: “Trump Is Going to Win”
Michael Moore Tells Bill Maher: “Trump Is Going to Win”
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Towleroad
Adrian Wojnarowski / Yahoo Sports:
NBA pulls 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte, focuses on New Orleans — Without any movement by state legislators in North Carolina to change newly enacted laws targeted at the LGBT community, the NBA is pulling the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte, league sources told The Vertical.
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Elon Musk / Tesla Motors:
Mobile Menu — Master Plan, Part Deux — The first master plan that I wrote 10 years ago is now in the final stages of completion. It wasn't all that complicated and basically consisted of: — And... The reason we had to start off with step 1 was that it was all I could afford to do with what I made from PayPal.
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Joe Klein / TIME:
An Unhinged Republican Convention and the Nation's Greatest Test — The Republican Convention opened with a distraught mother, tears in her eyes, saying something palpably outrageous: “I blame Hillary Clinton. I blame Hillary Clinton personally for the death of my son-personally.”
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Washington Monthly
Rick Pearson / Chicago Tribune:
Illinois Republicans remove Trump delegate with ‘whitepride’ social media handle — The Illinois Republican Party on Wednesday revoked the credentials of Lori Gayne, a Donald Trump delegate from Chicago who has used a social media handle of “whitepride” for alleged racial slurs and threats of violence.
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Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Illinois GOP revokes delegate's credentials for ‘racist’ FB post
Illinois GOP revokes delegate's credentials for ‘racist’ FB post
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Liberals criticize Kaine for supporting regulations pushed by banks — Liberal activists who backed Sen. Bernie Sanders's campaign cried foul Thursday over what they describe as pro-banking lobbying by Sen. Timothy M. Kaine, a finalist to become Hillary Clinton's vice presidential running mate.
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Zach Carter / The Huffington Post:
Tim Kaine Calls To Deregulate Banks As He Campaigns To Be Clinton's VP
Tim Kaine Calls To Deregulate Banks As He Campaigns To Be Clinton's VP
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Scott Whitlock / NewsBusters:
MSNBC Warns Sensitive Viewers Before Showing Anti-Hillary Buttons — Warning, sensitive MSNBC viewers may want to look away. That's essentially what Rachel Maddow told liberal watchers on Wednesday night before showing a picture of anti-Hillary Clinton buttons at the Republican convention.
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Jennifer Chambers / Detroit News:
Judge blocks Michigan ban on straight-party voting — A federal judge in Detroit has issued four preliminary injunctions against state election officials, prohibiting Michigan from enforcing a new law that bans straight-ticket voting. — U.S. District Court Judge Gershwin A. Drain issued …
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