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From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. The Trump National Convention in Cleveland.

Hello again. I'm Orinalny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

Against a background of police killings, terrorism, and an attempted coup in Turkey, Republicans are gathered in Cleveland

to nominate Donald Trump.

It's begun as a convention unlike any other, with some delegates still determined to prevent

Trump's victory and 48 protest groups on the streets outside.

Ohio's open carry law has added a new kind of uncertainty.

For various different reasons, many of the

party's most familiar figures won't be attending. The official message this week is law and

order for an event where disorder may be more the rule than the exception. Today's talking point.

After this weekend's failed military coup, is Turkey

on the way to becoming another Iran.

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