Headline Roundup • July 18th, 2016
RNC 2016 Starts Today
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Daily Beast
Security and safety came into sharp focus on the eve of the Republican convention, threatening to overshadow the first day of an event dedicated to safety and security.
The shooting death of three police officers in Baton Rouge further put the city on edge, as it was already grappling with the promise of multiple protests as well as an open carry law.
You must file back to the Democrats’ convention in Chicago in 1968 to find a similar political forum which unfolded under such a pall and the potential for epic violence.
And frankly, as the GOP convenes its Cleveland conclave, things could be even more volatile after the three police murders in Baton Rouge.
Washington Post
The bunting is out, the balloons are ready and this city is awash in Republican activists, liberal protesters and reporters from the across the globe as the Republican National Convention kicks off Monday.
The quadrennial confab where Donald Trump is expected to be officially nominated for president will be four days of speeches, meetings and parties That officially gavels in at 1 pm
