First Wiesenfeld is a Jewish hero and deserves the support of all good Jews and supporters of truth.

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Modern pentathlete Heather Fell has lent her support to the BBC Sports Unsung Hero 2009, becoming the award's ambassador for BBC South West.

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Mr Moran has the support of South Carolina senator Jim DeMint, tea-party hero.

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Critics, however, dismiss Glenn's mission as everything from a victory lap for an aging national hero to a political payoff from a President grateful for Glenn's support during Senate campaign-finance hearings.

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Libya's national resistance hero, Umar al-Mukhtar, fought against Italian resistance from the east and drew much of his support from Benghazi.

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