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...road to reformation: Abdullah Sherif, 28, who went to Iraq in 2003 with four friends hoping to become martyrs resisting the U.S. invasion. At the rehab center, after feasting on lamb, rice, stuffed peppers and Pepsi, he explains how his fellow jihadis died in a U.S. air strike in Kurdistan early in the war. He was captured eight months later by U.S. troops in Mosul and turned over to Saudi authorities. "I had these ideas in my head," Sherif says of the teachings of bin Laden, whom he once regarded as a hero. "But he made a lot of mistakes...
...based on luck, some serious participants claim that practice refines their game. Ian Moss, a technical support engineer from Wisconsin, has attended eight consecutive world championships, and hones his skills on the small but growing international circuit, which includes at least five competitions throughout Europe. "I try to strike it from the side where you get a nice line right across the nut," he says. Although he lost in the first round to a man dressed as a scarecrow, his spirit remains in tact. "You lose and you get bruises," he says. "You've just got to suck...
...scoring streak to eight consecutive games, sparked a frantic 20 minutes that saw both teams live up to each of its respective national rankings.After Akpan’s goal in the 70th minute, Brown immediately answered the Crimson’s voracity with a crowd-silencing strike to recapture the lead.With the clock winding down, coach John Kerr made a tactical shift in his formation, moving up defender Kwaku Nyamekye to forward and placing the impetus of the attack on the Bears’ visibly tired back line.Encouraged by dazzling play from young midfielders Im, Alex Chi, and second-half...
...Biden, many candidates have felt the sting of the “gaffes” that result from attempts at undiluted honesty. But the cautious, soundbite, consultant-approved language that others practice does not have to be the only alternative. It is a difficult balance to strike, but a candidate who lives in a soundbite-obsessed world like ours needs to be direct and truly honest and while being careful to avoid embarrassing and insensitive faux...
...think more than some I tried to situate my speech in its moment,” Summers said. “I was trying to strike a rather firm, young note...