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12:20 PM ET, July 19, 2016

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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Melania Trump's speech plagiarizes parts of Michelle Obama's  —  (CNN)At least one passage in Melania Trump's speech Monday night at the Republican National Convention plagiarized Michelle Obama's speech to the Democratic National Convention in 2008.  —  Side-by-side comparisons …
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Julian Routh / Wall Street Journal:
Paul Manafort Blames Hillary Clinton for Melania Trump Speech Plagiarism Allegation  —  Melania Trump used “common words and values” in her prime-time Republican National Convention speech Monday night, said Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort on Tuesday, blaming Hillary Clinton for alleging …
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Did Melania Trump include a Rickroll in the middle of her convention speech?  —  At first glance, Melania Trump's Republican convention speech on Monday was a pretty ordinary candidate's spouse address, but subsequent readings suggest a whole lot went awry here.
John McCormick / Bloomberg.com:
RNC Chairman Says He'd Consider Firing Melania Trump's Speechwriter  —  Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus defended Melania Trump on Tuesday after her convention speech drew charges of plagiarism, saying he'd “probably” fire the speechwriter if it were his decision.
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
This mashup of Melania Trump reading text plagiarized from Michelle Obama is incredibly damaging.  —  The cable outlets caught up belatedly to the unexpected, and unexpectedly huge, news out of the first night of the Republican National Convention, that several lines of Melania Trump's speech …
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump campaign does damage control after Melania plagiarism charges  —  Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort said Melania Trump “hit it out of the park” Monday night with her address to the Republican National Convention, remarks that Manafort said were not plagiarized in any way.
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Melania Trump's RNC Speech Follows Michelle Obama's Nearly Verbatim  —  In her prime time speech at the Republican National Convention Monday evening, Donald Trump's wife Melania appeared to lift significant portions from a speech delivered by now-First Lady Michelle Obama …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Melania Trump's speech appears to have cribbed from Michelle Obama's in 2008  —  In 2008, Michelle Obama was in the position in which Melania Trump found herself on Monday night, pressed into service giving a speech making the case for her husband's candidacy.
New York Times:
Melania Trump's Speech Bears Striking Similarities to Michelle Obama's in 2008
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Chris Matthews: GOP ‘ruined’ evening by having ‘that woman’ speak on Benghazi
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
On the floor: Giuliani brings the house down
Discussion: Althouse
NBC News:
Poll: Clinton and Trump Now Tied as GOP Convention Kicks Off
Discussion: AOL and The Daily Caller
CNN:
Melania's moment  —  Cleveland (CNN)Melania Trump stepped onto …
MSNBC:
Exclusive: The Trumps speak with Matt Lauer
Associated Press:
Trump Powers Toward GOP Prize After Outbreak of Dissent
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and WHTM-TV
New York Times:
It's Donald Trump's Convention. But the Inspiration? Nixon.
Discussion: Hit & Run and The Atlantic
Jordan Sargent / Gawker:
Melania Trump Apparently Plagiarized a Section of Michelle Obama's 2008 Convention Speech
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
The Trump Captivity of the GOP  —  Plus TWS on exhibit in Cleveland.  —  Cleveland  —  It was always perhaps the stupider party, the clumsier party, and the stodgier party.  But it was also the sounder party, the more constitutional party, and the more responsible party.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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The Salt Lake / Salt Lake Tribune:
‘You should die’: Trump supporters threaten Utah delegate, she says, at Republican National Convention
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:
Newt: It's a ‘Betrayal’ If Cruz Doesn't Endorse Trump During Convention Speech
Discussion: RedState
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Inside the GOP's Shadow Convention  —  CLEVELAND—It was mid-April when as many as 1,000 alumni of the most recent Republican administration descended on Dallas for a staff reunion to reminisce about sunnier times.  Former President George W. Bush autographed cowboy hats …
Sheriff David Clarke / The Hill:
This is a war, and Black Lives Matter is the enemy  —  Americans watching the news of the murders of police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, are observing a civil war unfold within our borders.  A war between rule of law and anarchy-seeking hate.  —  The murders in Baton Rouge …
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Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
The man who could have stopped Donald Trump  —  CNN couldn't stop Donald Trump.  Neither could Fox News.  —  Some of the nation's most influential conservatives, from Glenn Beck to Bill Kristol, were powerless.  Karl Rove and the Bush family had no effect.  Scandal after scandal failed to put a chink in his armor.
Tanya Somanader / Blog Daily Listings RSS:
Read President Obama's Open Letter to America's Law Enforcement Community  —  In the wake of the tragedies in Dallas and Baton Rouge, President Obama penned a letter to the men and women of America's law enforcement community.  The President's letter was shared with officers around the country.
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
‘Colbert Report’ character returns to cover Trump's convention  —  Late-night host Stephen Colbert on Monday night resurrected his faux-conservative character to cover Donald Trump  —  becoming the GOP presidential nominee.  —  “Hello, nation.  Did you miss me?
Discussion: The Atlantic
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
What Has Happened to Rudy Giuliani?  —  He used to be a pragmatic moderate.  Now he's spewing nonsense.  —  Exactly 20 years ago, as the Boston Globe's New York bureau chief, I interviewed Mayor Rudy Giuliani in his office in City Hall.  The 1996 Republican Convention was going on in San Diego, and I asked him why he wasn't there.
PolitiFact:
Checking Patricia Smith's claims about Clinton and Benghazi  —  The opening night theme of the Republican National Convention was “Make America Safe Again,” with a parade of speakers who criticized Hillary Clinton and the Obama administration for leaving the nation weak and vulnerable.
Discussion: Washington Post and Politicus USA
 
 
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