Ernest Cuneo, a burly former Columbia football player who weighed in at nearly 300 pounds, was an unlikely spook—but an effective one. During World War II Cuneo served as President Franklin D.

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Led by Donald Trump, the most frustrated voters have instead put their efforts behind a well-telegraphed attempt to burn down the whole political edifice and reconstruct it from scratch.