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Thu 11 Nov 2002Democrats desolate at Mondale's last hurrahUS: The sense of futility felt by Minnesota's Democrats echoed all across the US, writes Matthew Engel in St PaulThe last hurrah of the ageing leader is an ancient motif of US politics. Even in normal circumstances the tears are never far away when a once-great figure goes down to his final defeat.