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<p>Ted Cruz suffered a rare convention loss Saturday after delegates backing John Kasich and Donald Trump boxed him out of key positions in the Michigan delegation.</p> <p>The Texas senator's campaign ran eight delegates for eight committee spots and lost every one, alleging it was "double-crossed" by Kasich supporters.</p>

Albert Buitenhuis was told he was too heavy to stay in New Zealand. Weighs 20 stone six pounds, five stone less than when he moved there. He and wife Marthie are facing deportation from their Christ Church home. Albert is five feet ten inches tall and has a Body Mass Index of 40. An obese chef has been told he is too fat to live in New Zealand, even though he has lost 66lb since moving there six years ago. Albert Buitenhuis, who weighs 20 stone six pounds, was told that it may place demands on the New Zealand health...

October 14, 2005 Voted Off the Island By Ronald A. Cass Ever since President George W. Bush nominated White House Counsel Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, a curious game has been played. Initial reaction was cautious and reserved – from Democrats. Republicans, libertarians, conservatives, allies of the President, on the other hand, went immediately into attack mode. Some wrote thoughtful, if highly critical, pieces. Many simply vented their frustration that the President hadn’t made the choice they wanted. By the end of a week, not only had conservatives voted Ms. Miers off the island, but President Bush and any...