Julius Achon ran and ran, away from civil war in Uganda all the way to an NCAA title and the Olympics. But on a visit home, when he saw 11 starving orphans huddled under a bus -- well, he wasn't going to run away from that.
French Anderson was a pioneering gene therapist with a reputation for brilliance. Then he was accused of child molestation. He lost his job, his house, and his freedom.
A self-styled security expert and serial self-promoter, Adrian Lamo made headlines as a grayhat hacker. Then the Gray Lady came down on his head.
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