It also turned him into a hero of the burgeoning conservative movement.
That press conference in 2006 turned Alemseged, who was just 31 when he'd discovered Selam, into a hero in the world of science.
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But what is turning him into a conservative hero is his determination to make his campaign a national, not just a Californian, one.
The right, knowing that Bush would have trouble winning on his own record, did a magnificent job at turning a war hero into a flip-flopping fraud.
Many invoke the cautionary tale of Mr Kerry, the Democratic nominee in 2004, who found his supposed strength as a war hero turned into a liability by ads suggesting he had lied about his conduct in Vietnam.
And while open access supporters should certainly object to the harshness of the penalties being contemplated here, it would be a mistake to transform him into a saintly folk hero of open access.
To the consternation of fans the world over, Capcom and Ninja Theory have turned our wisecracking white-haired hero into a skinny, dark-haired troubled teen.
The dispatcher, having started out as a klutz so ordinary that he wears a tie and a sleeveless sweater, morphs into an action hero, which is just one of a cluster of wild implausibilities that crowd out the cogency of the film.
Condon presents him as a genuine hero who drove himself into semi-madness and exhaustion, a sacrificial figure who died for our pleasure.
It was co-written by myself and a Detroit journalist friend, Jon Pepper, as a specific look at a 1930s span when Louis lost to the popular Max Schmeling to whites' delight, only to transform into a red-white-and-blue hero in their eyes, triumphing in the rematch against a German example of so-called white supremacy.
Gamers will be able to create a fully customized hero, which is a departure from stepping into the combat boots of Master Chief.
Upon hearing the cries of Sweet Polly Purebred, Underdog would rush into a telephone booth and transform into the hero.
Clad in a black coat and top hat like that worn by Philippine national hero Jose Rizal, he stormed into Manila Cathedral during a mass.
Of course, Tomb Raider should have been a game about climbing and solving puzzles, and instead it was very much like Infinite in its ability to turn the hero, Lara Croft, into a mass murderer of epic proportions.
For after cheating death, and giving millions of people hope and inspiration to overcome their personal battles against cancer, Lance Armstrong will not be able to pedal off into the sunset as an American Hero without a care in the world.
As a teenager, Son was fascinated with things American and with a local hero, Den Fujita, who methodically turned McDonald's Japan into the largest restaurant chain in a land of mom-and-pops.
The local hero pulled a couple of drives into the heavy Newcastle rough early in the back nine but he quickly got back into the groove by hitting a 320-yard drive on 13 which set up a birdie and his play during the remainder of the round was impeccable.
The Obama camp is busy branding him as a Dole a great man and a war hero, to be sure, but not the right person to lead the country into a bright new tomorrow.
More than 230, 000 Twitter followers have been given a glimpse into a life of fast cars and luxury holidays as the hero was feted by an adoring public.
Soon after the re-start the France pack drove the seven-man Namibia pack back over their own line to hand a push-over try to Bonnaire before Chabal, who has become a French folk hero in recent months, exploded into life.
It's designed to handle very aggressive driving and to make you look like a hero, even if you flub the braking or get into the throttle too quickly.
Kerrigan is a hero character who becomes ridiculously powerful only a few missions into the campaign, and she continues to upgrade her base attack and gain new abilities throughout the game.
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Before Shadow Account's hero starts out on his quest into the dark heart of bookkeeping, he gets a useful tutorial in the subject from a pro.
Johnston is just back from the New York Comic Con and recalls one incident where a group of V for Vendetta fans, dressed as their hero, unwittingly wandered into the Occupy Wall Street protest and were mistaken for protesters by the police.
But Cole was to turn from hero to villain very shortly as his back pass from the halfway line turned into a perfect through ball for international teammate Defoe who lashed past Green for his sixth goal in four games this season for club and country.
Mr Kerry wanted to run as a war hero who understood how best to defuse the various conflicts Mr Bush had rushed into.
We learned about Phil's realisation that he would never make it as a footballer and his decision to go into sport journalism instead, as well as his childhood sporting hero - Charlton full-back John Humphrey, who none of us had ever heard of!
But now some officials are wondering if the boxing hero of 1996 can even get into shape for the Asian Games, let alone bring home a medal.
However, the midfielder went from hero to villain in the fifth and final minute of injury time when he leapt two-footed into a tackle with Dempsey that saw him win the ball, but was deemed dangerous enough to warrant instant dismissal by referee Martin Atkinson.
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