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12:30 PM ET, July 20, 2016

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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 …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Corey Lewandowski, mischief maker
Discussion: NOLA River
New York Times:
Paul Ryan's Dance With The Donald
Discussion: Common Dreams
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Lewandowski Has Been Pitching Donors On His Own Pro-Trump Super PAC
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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Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
Is there a plagiarism double standard?
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.
Lee Stranahan / Breitbart:
WATCH: Breitbart Confronts ‘The Daily Show’ at Milo's ‘Gays for Trump’ Party  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Breitbart News' Joel Pollak sent The Daily Show running for cover, armed only with his cell phone camera, outside a “Gays for Trump” party hosted by Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos near …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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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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.
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 …
Caleb Lewis / Vox:
Republican National Convention day 2 recap: what Republicans discussed (Lucifer) and didn't (jobs)
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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Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
The end is near for Roger Ailes
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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Associated Press:
United Against Clinton, GOP Seeks to Rebrand Trump
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Heidi Hatch / KUTV-TV:
Utah's delegates go to Trump, not Cruz, state representatives confused, angry  —  (KUTV) The last-minute rules changed from the Republican National Committee at Tuesday night's roll call hearing in Cleveland turned a quiet Utah delegation into a confused crowd where pandemonium ensued.
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James Kirchick / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed If Trump wins, a coup isn't impossible here in the U.S.  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at FreedomFest in July 2015, in Las Vegas, where he criticized Sen. John McCain's military record.  (John Locher / Associated Press)  —  Americans viewing …
Discussion: alan.com
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Vets Adviser: Clinton “Should Be Put In The Firing Line And Shot For Treason”  —  An adviser to Donald Trump on veterans issues said on Tuesday that Hillary Clinton should be put in a firing line and shot for treason.  —  New Hampshire state representative Al Baldasaro …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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” …
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 …
Aleister / The Gateway Pundit:
Liberal GQ Magazine Writer on Mother of Benghazi Victim: ‘I would like to beat her to death’  —  Liberals lost their minds when Pat Smith spoke at the GOP convention last night.  They can't stand hearing someone who lost her son (and was lied to by Hillary Clinton about why it happened) telling the truth.
Catherine Ho / Washington Post:
Lobbyists have raised $7 million for Hillary Clinton.  For Trump?  Zero  —  Lobbyists have so far raised $7 million for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, while Donald Trump's campaign reports he has collected $0 from K Street fundraisers.  —  These numbers, derived …
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Turkey formally requests extradition of cleric from Pa.  —  Turkey has formally asked the United States to extradite a Muslim cleric it blames for last week's coup attempt, Turkey's prime minister said Tuesday.  —  “We have sent four dossiers to the United States for the extradition of the terrorist chief …
Discussion: Hot Air
CNN:
Gavin Long suffered from PTSD, source tells CNN  —  (CNN)Gavin Long, the man who shot six law enforcement officers Sunday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana — killing three — suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, a source involved in the investigation told CNN's Chris Cuomo.
Discussion: Bearing Arms, The Hayride and The Root
 
 
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Paul Sperry / New York Post:
Judges and juries keep acquitting the cops that Black Lives Matter call racist
Discussion: Daily Wire
Richard Hartley-Parkinson / Metro.co.uk:
Mother and three daughters stabbed ‘for being inappropriately dressed’
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
Sadness For Friends Who Cannot Be Sad
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Bush's three delegates cost $50 million each
Discussion: Washington Post
New York Times:
Eyeing 2020, Republican Hopefuls Are Quietly Filling the Wings
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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)
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Report: Kaine, Vilsack top Clinton's VP list
Ron Martinelli / The Hill:
Black Lives Matter lies force cops from policing to self protection
Peter Robinson / Ricochet:
A Word of Explanation  —  “Donald Trump's big acceptance speech …
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Morning Call:
Kathleen Kane's twin sister gets 19 percent raise and $80K to settle pay complaint against her agency
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