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How did your life collide with the headlines in 2007?
Iraq, the subprime crisis, Facebook, immigration, oil prices - 2007 had no shortage of hefty headlines. We'd like to hear about how these and other major news events of the past year affected you. Where did your life collide with the news in 2007?

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Free throws rarely make the highlight reels for basketball games. After all, it's just somebody standing there trying to make a basket. Even the name, "free throw," makes it sound easy. It's free! Still, many top level NBA players make only about half of their free throws. A few years ago, Dallas investment banker Gary Boren was watching basketball at home and decided this was ridiculous. But instead of yelling at the TV like the rest of us, he became obsessed with free throw technique and instruction. Not long after that, he was hired on as an assistant coach with the Dallas Mavericks, the only free throw coach in the league. He's still a banker, but in his spare time he's coached the Mavericks to being one of the best teams in the league from the line. He tells about how he does what he does and helps Weekend America's John Moe sink a few.