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It would appear Trump fever has broken. It would seem the down, dirty, and ugly attacks by Rubio particularly, but also Romney, Cruz and others have kicked in. I sense that Trump has become a figure of ridicule, and no politician survives that. Plus his latest flip flops, like on torture, have weakened him as a serious person, although that may not have been obvious at the time. I think the teflon has worn off. If true, Chris Christy gets the bad timing of the year award

A federal district judge in Detroit has ruled that the Bush administration's NSA surveillance of phone conversations is unconstitutional.

Director of 'Rambo' and 'Tombstone' was recently diagnosed with lung cancer VICTORIA, British Columbia -- Director George P. Cosmatos, best known for box-office hits "Rambo" and "Tombstone," has died. He was 64. Cosmatos, who had recently been diagnosed with lung cancer, died earlier this week, his friend and fellow director Richard Donner said Saturday. "George was just a wonderful, bigger-than-life character," said Donner. "You never forgot his entrance and hoped there would never be an exit." Known for an ability to fix troubled projects and create blockbuster films, he delivered what many consider his finest achievement in 1993, "Tombstone," the...

Defeated Democrat John Kerry has dropped hints he may run for president in 2008, as glum party officials debated the way forward after last week's Republican sweep of elections for the White House and US Congress. "Sometimes God tests you," an aide to the Massachusetts senator quoted Kerry as telling friends and supporters, the Washington Post reported. "I'm a fighter and I've come back before." Kerry's younger brother Cameron told the Boston Globe newspaper the senator was "profoundly disappointed" about narrowly losing last week's election to President George W. Bush (news - web sites), and deems another attempt fully possible....