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...fighting spirit that served the McCain men so well in combat may not, in contrast, hold its value in politics. McCain writes about a reflex that all three men shared--scrawny kids who moved around a lot, all were quick to pick a fight at the smallest provocation to prove they were tough. All three were rebels with or without a cause, and there are those who have worked with McCain who have come to view him as genetically combative, quick on the draw, as if all the fun in life comes at being forever at war with someone...
Itai, 43, left the ring in 1991 but has stepped back into the sumo spotlight with charges that much of the flesh-to-flesh combat is mere show. In his day, he told TIME, 80% of the matches were fixed, with winner and loser worked out beforehand in the dressing rooms. "Match fixing was kind of matter-of-fact among the wrestlers," says Itai, a jocular, baby-faced giant. "None of us felt any guilt...
...example, "Salaam Sesame" has a female Muppet who excels in her studies, to combat traditional biases against girls trying to do well in school. Similarly, it features other Muppets who represent Egypt's Christian minority, to show children a positive example of toleration and diversity...
...Foundation believes Damon is a positive role model, Bailey said, particularly because of the work he has done to combat youth violence...
...Harvard won't be able to combat McDonald without Johnson, one of the team's top guns in both scoring and rebounding. Johnson is out indefinitely with a torn miniscus and slightly-torn ACL after going down in the first half of last Friday's game against Penn...