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12:40 PM ET, July 22, 2016

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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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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: I wouldn't accept Cruz endorsement  —  Donald Trump would not accept Ted Cruz's endorsement even if he offered it to him, the Republican nominee said Friday, two days after the Texas senator declined to back him in epic fashion during his convention speech.  —  “He's fine.  I don't want his endorsement.
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.
Discussion: Politicus USA and Hullabaloo
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Five ways Trump's convention was a success  —  The Republican National Convention came to a close on Thursday night after a dramatic week marred by a plagiarism controversy involving Melania Trump and a surreal scene in which Ted Cruz  —  was shouted off the stage.
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
10 Moments That Mattered at the Republican National Convention
Discussion: Associated Press, Politico and The Hill
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:   The Demagogue Rises  —  Donald Trump delivered the longest …
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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Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
Donald Trump's RNC Speech Was a Terrifying Display of Nightmarish Authoritarianism
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump doesn't want to make America great. He wants to make it afraid.
Discussion: Guardian, Daily Wire and The Root
Mark Berman / Washington Post:
What Trump says about crime in America and what is really going on
Discussion: NPR, ThinkProgress and The Federalist
Washington Post:
Donald Trump's prepared speech to the Republican National convention, annotated
Paul Singer / USA Today:
Was Trump's speech the longest ever?
Discussion: Hit & Run
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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Annie Karni / Politico:
Vanilla nice: Signs point to Kaine as Clinton's VP choice  —  Hillary Clinton's veepstakes is ending the way it began: with the humble-but-sturdy Tim Kaine sitting at the top of her list.  —  After an extensive, months-long process during which the campaign considered a host of different options …
Discussion: Power Line and National Review
Wall Street Journal:
Sen. Tim Kaine Seen as Clinton's VP Pick
Discussion: Politicus USA
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Liberals press Clinton not to pick Kaine for VP
Discussion: Politico
Luciana Lopez / Reuters:
Undocumented immigrants given roles at Democratic convention
Discussion: The Week
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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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 …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
In Cleveland, the GOP's ‘come-to-Trump moment’  —  CLEVELAND — There's always been a disconnect between what pundits and political insiders hear when Donald Trump speaks and what rank-and-file Republicans hear.  But when Trump gave his acceptance address on the last night of the GOP convention …
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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Tony Plohetski / Austin Investigative News …:
Violent arrest of teacher caught on video; officers face investigation  —  Officials are investigating an Austin police officer's violent arrest of an African-American elementary school teacher who was twice thrown to the ground during a traffic stop for speeding and comments by a second officer …
Discussion: The Root, KXAN-TV, LawNewz and NBC News
Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
Video: Austin police body-slam black teacher, tell her blacks have ‘violent tendencies’
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Thiel: Fake Culture Wars Only Distract Us From Our Economic Decline  —  Paypal founder and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Peter Thiel spoke on the fourth night of the 2016 Republican National Convention.  —  “I am proud to be gay.  I am proud to be a Republican.  But most of all I am proud to be an American,” he said.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Peter Thiel Comes Out at RNC as Gay Republican - Gets STANDING OVATION (VIDEO)
Discussion: Daily Wire
Fred Imbert / CNBC:
VC Peter Thiel says 'I'm proud to be gay,' gets applause at RNC
Discussion: RealClearPolitics
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.
Discussion: NPR and National Review
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.
Discussion: Mediaite
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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
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Ben Guarino / Washington Post:
Officials detect THC, marijuana's active ingredient, in Colorado town's public water supply
Washington Post:
Donald Trump: The candidate of the apocalypse  —  THESE ARE anxious times in America.  Despite a steadily, if slowly, growing economy and the absence of a major war, people remain troubled by a sense of national underperformance and myriad social ills, most recently the surge …
 
 
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Alex Sherman / Bloomberg:
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
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Franklin Foer / Slate:
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Julia Ioffe / Politico:
The World Looks at Trump, Confused
Yoni Appelbaum / The Atlantic:
‘I Alone Can Fix It’  —  Has any American political leader claimed …
 

 
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Financial Times:
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