Suddenly, Donald Trump‘s brief cameo in Home Alone 2: Lost In New York has taken on a whole new meaning…

CBS News (12/8/2011 1:40 p.m.):

The planned Donald Trump-moderated Republican presidential debate seems to be turning into a bust.

Rick Perry’s campaign indicated Thursday that the Texas governor will not participate, saying he will be focused instead on meeting Iowa voters.

“Traditional retail campaigning in the days and weeks leading up to the Iowa caucus is the Perry campaign’s top priority,” said Perry spokesman Ray Sullivan. Perry is one of a number of GOP presidential candidates who has met with Trump seeking his endorsement.

ABC News (12/8/2011 6:43 p.m.):

Michele Bachmann has officially said “no” to the Donald Trump-moderated Newsmax debate scheduled for later this month.

“We have confirmed that we are not participating,” Bachmann spokeswoman Alice Stewart told ABC News on Thursday.

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