He hoped to become an NFL quarterback, maybe even the next Richard Todd or Ken O'Brien.

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Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock self-destructed last fall, and other candidates squandered important opportunities.

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To hear Todd Rome and Richard (Ricky) Sitomer tell it, the two cofounders of Blue Star Jets have created a new business model for private aviation: "We're the superbroker of the industry, " says Sitomer, 37.

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Gyorko was sacrificed to second by Richard and scored when Guzman singled up the middle off Todd Redmond (0-1).

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