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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Luke Meredith / The Bulletin
May 8, 2008
DES MOINES, Iowa — Bull riding is not for the timid. Cowboys strap themselves to a 2,000-pound bull built to toss them like flies, knowing they must overcome a gnawing fear to stay on top of a fierce, bucking brute of an animal.
Nobody has displayed the grit it takes to conquer that....