The press is serving up conflict, not storytelling, which is why it both catches our attention and fails to satisfy us.

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Rayad Salam, a 25-year-old from Nasiriya, catches my attention.

CNN: War-scarred Baghdad places little faith in U.S. election

What catches their attention and keeps it?

FORBES: Marketing and Sales

Overall, this is certainly a place designed to get attention for its progressive thinking, and Major League Soccer is hoping that it catches some major attention.

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Although they once put a gloss on everything, the darker side of life is what now catches people's attention.

ECONOMIST: Gloom merchants

Occasionally, however, the dark side of their spirituality catches the world's attention.

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