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11:25 AM ET, July 20, 2016

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New York Times:
How Melania Trump's Speech Veered Off Course and Caused an Uproar  —  CLEVELAND — It was the biggest speech of Melania Trump's life, and her husband, Donald, wanted it to be perfect.  —  The Trump campaign turned to two high-powered speechwriters, who had helped write signature political oratory …
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Melania Trump and the difference between plagiarism and politics as usual
Discussion: ABC News and The Federalist
David Duke.com:
Did a Jewish Neocon Speechwriter Sabotage Melania Trump's Big Speech?
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Week
Mary Jordan / Washington Post:
Melania Trump doesn't want attention. Too late for that now.
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Emily Flitter / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump could seek new law to purge government of Obama appointees  —  If he wins the presidency, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump would seek to purge the federal government of officials appointed by Democratic President Barack Obama and could ask Congress to pass legislation making …
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Caleb Lewis / Vox:
Republican National Convention day 2 recap: what Republicans discussed (Lucifer) and didn't (jobs)  —  The second day of the Republican National Convention was (kinda) about jobs.  —  The theme was “Make America Work Again,” but right out of the gate, speakers largely focused …
New York Times:
Paul Ryan's Dance With The Donald
Discussion: Common Dreams
Ryan Calls / Bloomberg:   Trump Formally Seals Republican Presidential Nomination
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Twitter Just Permanently Suspended Conservative Writer Milo Yiannopoulos  —  After repeatedly suspending him for violating its terms of service, Twitter permanently bans the Breitbart provocateur.  —  After years of provocation, Twitter has permanently banned Milo Yiannopoulos from its service.
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Ben Kew / Breitbart:
Milo Suspended Permanently by Twitter Minutes Before ‘Gays For Trump’ Party At RNC  —  Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos has been suspended from Twitter once more just 20 minutes before his “Gays for Trump” event takes place at the Republican National Convention.
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Megyn Kelly Rallied a Female Colleague to Testify Against Roger Ailes  —  When Gretchen Carlson filed her sexual harassment lawsuit against Roger Ailes on July 6, the explosive allegations surely did not surprise Megyn Kelly.  Fox News' biggest star has since told lawyers hired …
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Fox News: Roger Ailes Out
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Roger Ailes Out at Fox News Amid Sexual-Assault Allegations
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Megyn Against The World At Fox: Anchor Rebellion, Creation of Competitor Network …
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Carson defends ‘Lucifer’ comment: Clinton and Alinsky ‘on a first-name basis’ … Ben Carson early Wednesday defended linking Hillary Clinton  —  Lucifer, saying one of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee's college mentors admired him.  —  “Recognize that this is a very famous book …
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CNN:
Day 2 of GOP convention speeches: CNN vets the claims  —  (CNN)The Republican Party gathered in Cleveland on Tuesday for the second night of its convention, and CNN's Reality Check Team put the speakers' statements and assertions to the test.  —  The team of reporters …
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Bush's three delegates cost $50 million each  —  Jeb Bush's three delegates at the Republican National Convention cost him and his campaign about $50 million each.  —  Bush, who ended his presidential campaign in February after a poor showing in South Carolina, had only three delegates vote …
Discussion: Washington Post
Robert Draper / New York Times:
How Donald Trump Picked His Running Mate  —  One day this past May, Donald Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., reached out to a senior adviser to Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, who left the presidential race just a few weeks before.  As a candidate, Kasich declared in March that Trump was …
Eliana Johnson / National Review:
Cruz Prepares for High-Stakes Convention Speech with Eye on 2020  —  By speaking at Trump's convention without endorsing him, the Texas senator hopes to placate both sides of the GOP civil war.  —  Cleveland — When Ted Cruz takes the stage here on Wednesday evening, what he doesn't say will be as important …
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Carmel Dagan / Variety:
Garry Marshall, ‘Pretty Woman’ Director and Creator of ‘Happy Days,’ Dies at 81  —  Garry Marshall, who created some of the 1970s' most iconic sitcoms including “Happy Days,” “The Odd Couple,” “Laverne and Shirley” and “Mork and Mindy” and went on to direct hit movies including “Pretty Woman” …
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Chris Christie Prosecutes Hillary Clinton in RNC Speech: Is She Guilty or Not Guilty?  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie asks the crowd at the Republican National Convention to reply “guilty” or “not guilty” while he talks about Hillary Clinton's character, judgment and trustworthiness.
Discussion: Power Line
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New York Times:
Eyeing 2020, Republican Hopefuls Are Quietly Filling the Wings  —  CLEVELAND — Speaking to Iowa Republicans here on Monday, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin repeatedly reminded them of his childhood in the state that kicks off the presidential nominating process.
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Jonathan D. Salant / New Jersey Online:
With Trump's help, N.J. Republicans pay Bridgegate legal fees  —  CLEVELAND — With the help of Donald Trump, the New Jersey Republican State Committee has paid its legal fees connected to the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal.  —  Campaign finance reports released Tuesday show …
Discussion: Guardian
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Lewandowski Has Been Pitching Donors On His Own Pro-Trump Super PAC  —  CLEVELAND — Donald Trump's former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has been pitching his own super PAC to donors after trashing other groups working on behalf of the GOP presidential nominee, six sources with knowledge of those conversations told BuzzFeed News.
Discussion: Politico
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Report: Kaine, Vilsack top Clinton's VP list  —  (D-Va.) are the leading contenders to be Hillary Clinton  —  's running mate, according to a new report.  —  The two have emerged as the front-runners on a shortlist including other candidates, The Washington Post said Tuesday.
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Two names emerge from Clinton's VP deliberations: Kaine and Vilsack
Discussion: AOL, The Week and Joe.My.God.
 
 
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James Kirchick / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed If Trump wins, a coup isn't impossible here in the U.S.
Discussion: alan.com
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Trump's courtship of black voters hampered by decades of race controversies
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NRA Official Dubs It ‘Largest And Oldest Civil Rights Association’ In US
Julie Phelan / ABC News:
Views on Experience vs. Outsider Status Pose a Potential Challenge for Trump (POLL)
Discussion: Political Wire
CNN:
Gavin Long suffered from PTSD, source tells CNN
Discussion: The Hayride and The Root
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Ten Reasons Why Trump Could Win
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding
 Earlier Items: 
Ron Martinelli / The Hill:
Black Lives Matter lies force cops from policing to self protection
Peter Robinson / Ricochet:
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Mother Jones:
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Morning Call:
Kathleen Kane's twin sister gets 19 percent raise and $80K to settle pay complaint against her agency
Discussion: WPMT FOX43 and WHTM-TV
Jezebel:
The RNC Apparently Has a Dress Code for Woman Reporters [Updated]
Discussion: Mediaite and Scene and Heard
KSHB-TV:
Kansas City, Kansas police captain dies after shooting