Cholo Abdi Abdullah, 30, seen in an undated photo. Handout / Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Abdullah represented himself during the trial, which opened last week.

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The sentencing of Cholo Abdi Abdullah, a Kenyan national who was convicted of plotting a 9/11-style attack on the United States, was adjourned Monday after he asked for new lawyers. "I was ...