Trump team-building exercise eyes Marine legend Mattis

As Donald Trump builds the team he has promised will drain the Washington swamp, the president-elect may temper concerns provoked by early controversial picks by hiring a respected but tough-talking Marine general. As the Republican billionaire's motley crew of advisors gathered once again Monday at his Trump Tower offices in New York, talk was of retired general James "Mad Dog" Mattis being nominated as secretary of defense. Despite the 66-year-old Marine's renowned frankness -- "Be polite, be