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Going into battle armed with a trumpet

It was two weeks after D-Day, a few miles from the bloody shores of Omaha Beach. An airstrip had been carved out of the Normandy countryside, costing the lives of 28 Army engineers at the hands of German snipers.

Fortune: Josh James: The man who measures the Web

When it was finally time for Josh James to make the phone call, he stepped out of a meeting on the 37th floor of Midtown Manhattan's Marriott Marquis and paused for 10 minutes to revel in his private elation.

Commentary: Rep's wife says she keeps a sense of humor

In reality, there's a lot more to serving in Congress than simply voting on the House floor. There are plenty of tasks -- technically optional -- that are essential for someone who wants to do this job well.

SI.com: Andy Staples: Secondary violations now key recruiting tool

Shortly after 9 p.m. central time on May 30, patrons at Auburn, Ala., bar Bodega watched as rolls of toilet paper sailed toward a tree across the street. In Auburn, airborne Charmin has a special meaning, so naturally, a few people asked the obvious question: Did we win something?

Fortune: Target funds miss the mark

Target-date funds, also called life-cycle funds, are supposed to ease your troubles. You park your money in one, and the fund manager rebalances your portfolio over time, moving your assets from stocks to bonds as you approach your retirement. But for many target-date investors in their sixties, those years will now be spent trying to recuperate losses of 25% or more in 2008 - which were incurred in part because their funds were treating them like 30-year-olds.

SI.com: Tim Layden: With a crowd of supporters, Fredette hoping to push BYU to win

PHILADELPHIA -- Among the enduring themes of March Madness is that Somebody has improbably arrived Here from Somewhere Else. From an urban ghetto. From a farm. From a distant foreign country. Rosters are filled with unlikely journeys to center stage of the sports world for an hour or a weekend or a fortnight.

SI.com: Andy Staples: Mormon recruits face unique issues

Manti Te'o refrained from mincing words each time he met a college coach. Te'o, one of the nation's highest ranked linebacker prospects, told every coach who recruited him that, after his freshman season, he might leave the country for two years.

FSB: Ultimate ski jackets

Second place team: Klymit What it does: Uses gas to insulate outdoor sports apparel Founders: Nate Alder; Nick Sorensen, 24; Brady Woolford, 29; Ben Maughan, 25 School: Brigham Young Launched: February 2007

SI.com: Andy Staples: In recruiting, negativity mirrors presidential election

With national Signing Day on Wednesday and 24 states holding presidential primaries on Super Tuesday, mudslinging could reach an all-time high this weekend. Some coaches will trash rival schools as part of their final recruiting pushes, while candidates certainly will trash one another to win delegates. What's amazing is how the negative campaigning seems to parallel negative recruiting.

FSB: Looking back

MUSCLEMORPH (musclemorphco.com)

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