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Donald Trump's affection for the Mussolini statement, "It is better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep." reveals a mindset very much at odds with the Framers of our U.S. Constitution. To the Framers, power was something they wanted to minimize, in every government office and officeholder. Patrick Henry said, "Power is the great evil with which we are contending. We have divided power between three branches of government and erected checks and balances to prevent abuse of power. Thomas Jefferson worried about abuse of power in the Judicial Branch. He said, ""The judiciary...

NBC's TODAY show host Katie Couric called in sick on Tuesday, taking a rest from her on-air duties. "Katie's a bit under the weather," subhost Ann Curry informed disappointed viewers. Couric, who just became the highest paid person in the history of the news business with a new multiyear, mulitmillion dollar contract, notified producers that she was suffering from mild flu, according to sources. Couric is paid an estimated $65,000 a day, under the new terms. More than eyebrows were raised around NBC in New York City when photos started to appear on the wires Tuesday evening taken at a...