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2:25 PM ET, July 17, 2016

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CNN:
Source: 7 officers shot; 3 feared dead in Baton Rouge  —  (CNN)At least seven officers were injured and at least three of them are feared dead in a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN.  —  Police received a call of “suspicious person walking …
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Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Report: 2 Baton Rouge police officers shot dead  —  Two police officers have been shot dead in Baton Rouge, La., and others may have been wounded, authorities said Sunday.  —  Two Baton Rouge police officers shot on Sunday morning have died, confirmed William Daniel, the city-parish's chief …
The Advocate:
Two Baton Rouge police officers dead, multiple injured in shooting; scene ‘active’ but contained … ADVOCATE STAFF PHOTO BY HILARY SCHEINUK — At a guarded Our Lady of the Lake where the East Baton Rouge Parish coroner's office has arrived. … ADVOCATE STAFF PHOTO BY CHARLES LUSSIER …
Trey Schmaltz / WBRZ:
3 officers dead after shooting near BRPD HQ … BATON ROUGE - Police have closed streets between Baton Rouge Police Headquarters and I-12 where law enforcement officers have been shot.  —  Sources say two Baton Rouge Police officers and one East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office deputy are dead following the shooting.
Carma Hassan / CNN:
3 Baton Rouge officers feared dead in shooting  —  (CNN)Three officers are feared dead after a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, officials said.  —  Kip Holden, the mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish, said authorities were still trying to get a handle on the situation, but added, “The count is three officers dead possibly.”
Discussion: New York Magazine
CBS News:
At least two cops killed, many wounded in Baton Rouge  —  BATON ROUGE, La. - At least two police officers were killed and several officers wounded in a shootout in Baton Rouge, reports CBS affiliate WAFB.  —  Police responded to a report of officers shot at a location on Airline Highway …
Discussion: New York Times and The Root
WAFB-TV:
WATCH LIVE: Officials confirm 3 law enforcement officers dead, 2 suspects at large
Discussion: POLICE Magazine and Hit & Run
Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Anti-Trump delegates plot convention havoc: report  —  delegates are hoping to stir up trouble for the RNC and wreak havoc on the Republican National Convention next week, The Washington Post reports.  —  A group of delegates opposed to their party's presumptive nominee is plotting a variety …
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Rob Tornoe / Philly.com:
Newest speaker to join Donald Trump at the RNC: Scott Baio?  —  We knew the political convention to formally nominate Donald Trump as the Republican candidate for president would be untraditional.  After all, the candidate himself promised a stage filled with “winners” such as Patriots quarterback Tom Brady …
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Anti-Trump delegates consider several attempts to upend convention
Discussion: Politico and BizPac Review
Jon Ward / Yahoo:
In Cleveland, a dazed GOP marches toward a Trump nomination
Discussion: The Resurgent
TIME:
Behind The Scenes Drama as Donald Trump Picks Mike Pence
Discussion: Political Wire
Associated Press:
The Latest: RNC Says Trump Will Bring Message of Unity
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
New York Times:
Donald Trump Forces G.O.P. to Choose Between Insularity and Outreach
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Never Trump plots last stand at Cleveland convention
Discussion: The Week
Naja Rayne / People.com:   Ivanka Trump's Rabbi Pulls Out of Speaking Engagement at Republican National Convention
Dan Balz and / Washington Post:
Clinton holds narrow lead over Trump on eve of conventions  —  CLEVELAND — On the eve of two national political conventions that will shape the images of the major party presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are in a competitive contest nationally but with the presumptive …
Discussion: CNN and Talking Points Memo
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ABC News:
Clinton vs. Trump Leaves 6 in 10 Unhappy; Contest Tightens as Conventions Loom (POLL)
Darren Boyle / Daily Mail:
Did Erdogan STAGE the coup?  US-based Turkish cleric facing extradition over botched rebellion claims president orchestrated plot to justify a clampdown on civil rights  —  A US-based Turkish cleric accused of plotting a coup to overthrow the Ankara government has claimed President Recep Erdogan staged …
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Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
Reeling from Falling Polls, Paul Ryan Floods District with Mailers on Border Security After Funding Every Obama Open Borders Initiative  —  Following a new primary election poll showing that House Speaker Paul Ryan has plummeted to well below 50 percent in his home district …
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Manafort Confirms Christie Was ‘Livid’ He Wasn't Picked To Be Trump's VP  —  New Jersey governor Chris Christie was reportedly enraged he didn't earn the VP spot, according to a top Trump campaign official.  —  While minding my own business at the Starbucks inside the Westin hotel this morning …
Discussion: RedState
Daily Mail:
'Bring more weapons... It's good.  I have the equipment': Terrifying final text messages of Bastille Day killer sent MINUTES before he murdered 84 people  —  By , FIDELMA COOK IN SOUTH OF FRANCE and ABE HAWKEN FOR MAILONLINE  —  The Bastille Day terrorist sent a series of chilling text messages …
Discussion: Power Line, The Sun and Pamela Geller
CBS News:
What Pence thinks of Trump campaign's tone  —  Presumptive Republican VP nominee Mike Pence comments on the negativity and tone of the Trump presidential campaign  —  Indiana Gov. Mike Pence comments on the negativity and tone of the political team he joins today as presumptive Republican …
Discussion: Mediaite and ABC News
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Rambles Through Introducing Pence As VP: He's A Solid Person
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jason Easley / Politicus USA:
Trump Had To Grab Tourists Off The Street To Fill The Room For VP Announcement
 
 
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