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A man who embraced radical Islam after growing up in Worthington was sentenced to 20 years in prison today for plotting terrorist attacks against the United States. Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys recommended the sentence in June when Christopher Paul, 44, pleaded guilty to conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction. The U.S. attorney's office said Paul became a trusted member of al-Quida and spent more than a decade traveling to the Middle East and Europe to assist terrorists and prepare for a "holy war." He grew up as Paul Kenyatta Laws and graduated in 1983 from then-Worthington High School,...