Recalling 'A Fighter' Who 'Made Mistakes'
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As Palestinians prepared to bury the man who for nearly 40 years personified their elusive dream for a homeland, many displayed conflicting emotions over a leader they loved and revered for what he represented, but faulted for the failures he bequeathed them.
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Recently, there's been a bit of a brouhaha in the news about a Miss Teen USA 2007 contestant stumbling over what should have been a simple geography/education question (watch the video in all its schadenfreude glory).  This kind of slow news day reporting is not terribly interesting in and of itself, but it got me thinking about Mike Tyson.
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One misstep on this former U.S. Navy bombing range can be fatal.
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One Foolish contributor holds himself accountable.
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No matter how athletically gifted an aspiring young boxer may be, if the kid can&#39;t take the physical demands of training or the pain and punishment that is dished out in the ring, he or she won&#39;t last very long in the fight game.
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There are worse things to befall a guy than losing a tennis match. You could ask James Blake.
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Former Texas House Speaker Ben Barnes' recollections over how he helped President Bush get into the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War have evolved over the years from fuzzy to distinct, with him now expressing remorse for what he did.
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This was his day, one he&#39;ll remember long after it fades from most others&#39; memories. But it almost wasn&#39;t that way. This was almost a disaster of the highest order, one the Rangers might never have forgotten or recovered from, for that matter.
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One of presidential candidate John Kerry's Vietnam war comrades, who had appeared to back off his criticism of Kerry's war record, recanted on Friday and said, yes, in fact he did question whether the U.S. senator deserved his medals.
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ST PETERSBURG, Russia  - Former world heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev was fined on Wednesday for punching a 61-year-old man in a scuffle two years ago.
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A Ken Burns documentary reveals a champ whose individualism ignited his rise--and his downfall
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&quot;When someone doesn&#39;t have all the knowledge, they&#39;re speaking almost immaturely about what&#39;s happening. I think these guys were misled and now they&#39;re on the same page.
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Justice is long overdue Jack Johnson. The first black heavyweight champion, the Muhammad Ali of the early 20th century, deserves a posthumous presidential pardon for a racially motivated conviction that sent him to prison for a year.
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Great American author, bankrupt by 59. Learn from his mistakes.
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Your past can be changed--or at least your recollection of it.
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A pilot wrongly accused of training the 9/11 hijackers is entitled to claim damages, the Court of Appeal rules.
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In the waning rounds of his March 2001 second fight against Evander Holyfield, John Ruiz took matters into his own hands. Having been victimized by several unpunished low blows