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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
RNC Displays Tweet From White Supremacist As Trump Accepts Nom — As Donald Trump accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday night, a tweet from a white supremacist account was broadcast through the convention hall at Quicken Loans Arena. … User @Western_Triumph's tweet itself was generic …
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Sam Frizell / TIME:
GOP Shows White Supremacist's Tweet During Trump's Speech — The Republican National Convention displayed a tweet by a white-supremacist account during Donald Trump's nomination acceptance speech on Thursday night. — The tweet, written by the account @Western_Triumph …
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CNN:
Peter Thiel to tell RNC he's proudly gay
Peter Thiel to tell RNC he's proudly gay
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
10 Moments That Mattered at the Republican National Convention
10 Moments That Mattered at the Republican National Convention
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Peter Thiel Comes Out at RNC as Gay Republican - Gets STANDING OVATION (VIDEO)
Peter Thiel Comes Out at RNC as Gay Republican - Gets STANDING OVATION (VIDEO)
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Fred Imbert / CNBC:
VC Peter Thiel says 'I'm proud to be gay,' gets applause at RNC
VC Peter Thiel says 'I'm proud to be gay,' gets applause at RNC
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
In his most important speech ever, Trump echoes Richard Nixon
In his most important speech ever, Trump echoes Richard Nixon
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Alexandra Klausner / New York Post:
Male escorts are making crazy money at the RNC
Male escorts are making crazy money at the RNC
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Politico:
Full text: Donald Trump 2016 RNC draft speech transcript — Remarks as prepared for delivery according to a draft obtained by POLITICO Thursday afternoon. — Friends, delegates and fellow Americans: I humbly and gratefully accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump doesn't want to make America great. He wants to make it afraid. — Donald Trump is not a candidate the American people would turn to in normal times. He's too inexperienced, too eccentric, too volatile, too risky. Voting Trump is burning down the house to collect the insurance money …
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Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
Donald Trump's RNC Speech Was a Terrifying Display of Nightmarish Authoritarianism — Donald Trump's speech accepting the Republican nomination was easily the most overt display of authoritarian fear-mongering I can remember seeing in American politics. The entire speech was dark and dystopian …
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Mark Berman / Washington Post:
What Trump says about crime in America and what is really going on — When Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president on Thursday night, his remarks — echoing comments made at the convention all week — painted an image of a nation in despair, teetering on the brink of utter lawlessness, violence and chaos.
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Washington Post:
Donald Trump's prepared speech to the Republican National convention, annotated
Donald Trump's prepared speech to the Republican National convention, annotated
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New York Times:
In Speech Draft, Donald Trump Offers Himself as Champion of the ‘Forgotten’
In Speech Draft, Donald Trump Offers Himself as Champion of the ‘Forgotten’
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Rod Dreher / The American Conservative:
Trump's Speech Is Good. Really Good — The Federalist publishes …
Trump's Speech Is Good. Really Good — The Federalist publishes …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Death of the Republican Party — CLEVELAND — On the surface, this seems like a normal Republican convention. There are balloon drops, banal but peppy music from the mid-1970s and polite white people not dancing in their seats. — But this is not a normal convention.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
This week we saw that the Republican Party — not just Trump — is the problem — So much has been written and said about Donald Trump's manifest unfitness for office that at this point there's hardly any reason to dwell further on it. But a national convention isn't just about a single candidate.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Five ways Trump's convention was a success
Five ways Trump's convention was a success
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
The Demagogue Rises — Donald Trump delivered the longest …
Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Liberal group: Kaine could be ‘disastrous’ VP pick — A liberal group is urging Hillary Clinton — (D-Va.) as her running mate because of his positions on trade and banking regulation. — “Making Senator Tim Kaine our vice presidential candidate could be potentially disastrous for our efforts to defeat Donald Trump
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Liberals press Clinton not to pick Kaine for VP — Liberal Democrats are launching an eleventh-hour campaign against Sen. Tim Kaine — 's presidential ticket. — The advocates say Kaine, a moderate who's risen to the top of the VP shortlist, should be disregarded both for his positions …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sen. Tim Kaine Seen as Clinton's VP Pick — Virginian with Spanish skills and low-key style could aid Democrat Hillary Clinton in the general election — Hillary Clinton is on the verge of announcing her vice-presidential pick, with Democrats familiar with her search believing she will settle …
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Associated Press:
In the swirl of balloons and cheers of the masses, Donald Trump finally …
In the swirl of balloons and cheers of the masses, Donald Trump finally …
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Tim Kaine Seems Likely for Hillary Clinton's No. 2, but Liberals Balk
Tim Kaine Seems Likely for Hillary Clinton's No. 2, but Liberals Balk
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Tegna / KVUE-TV:
APD investigating officers' actions in teacher's 2015 arrest — Investigation into uncovered police video … AUSTIN - Officials are investigating two police officers after the violent arrest of an African-American elementary school teacher in June 2015. — Video obtained exclusively …
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Jesse Paul / Denver Post:
Colorado town finds THC in its water, warns residents not to drink or bathe in it — Colorado emergency management officials are heading to Hugo — A town on Colorado's Eastern Plains is warning its residents not to drink, bathe in or cook with its water because officials said evidence was found of THC …
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Ben Guarino / Washington Post:
Officials detect THC, marijuana's active ingredient, in Colorado town's public water supply
Officials detect THC, marijuana's active ingredient, in Colorado town's public water supply
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Mary Jordan / Washington Post:
Ivanka Trump introduces her father — with a personal appeal to women — CLEVELAND — Ivanka Trump, the polished, careful daughter of a shoot-from-the-hip presidential candidate, made a personal appeal to women voters tonight who remain skeptical of a Trump presidency, describing her father “as a fighter” for the nation and women.
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Will Drabold / TIME:
Read Ivanka Trump's Speech at the Republican Convention
Read Ivanka Trump's Speech at the Republican Convention
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Ezekiel Elliott / TMZ.com:
... Denies Attacking Ex-GF — Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has been named a suspect in a domestic violence police report obtained by TMZ Sports ... but the 21-year-old has DENIED any wrongdoing and was NOT arrested. — The female accuser filed a report with the Columbus PD …
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miamiherald:
Bullet that struck caregiver was meant to protect him, police union prez says — Police union president says the cop was aiming at autistic man sitting on the ground — Cops say 911 caller said suicidal man had a gun on the street — Charles Kinsey, who was shot, said he told police there was no weapon
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Did The Trump Campaign Just Get Hit With The Monica Langley Curse? — A Langley profile has often come with something reminiscent of the curse of the Sports Illustrated cover. — Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post … CLEVELAND As Eric Trump was set to begin …
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
The most interesting thing to watch at RNC isn't the speeches. It's the Trump VIP box.
The most interesting thing to watch at RNC isn't the speeches. It's the Trump VIP box.
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WCAX-TV:
2 Vermont DNC delegates excluded due to gender — There's been some debate about who should represent Vermont at the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia. — Two elected delegates are being removed from Vermont's delegate pool. One of them is filing a formal complaint against the Democratic National Convention.
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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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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Roger Ailes Resigns as Fox News Chief After Sexual Harassment Accusations
Roger Ailes Resigns as Fox News Chief After Sexual Harassment Accusations
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