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08/31/2010 11:25 AM
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Tributes paid as former Tour winner Fignon dies
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 AFP - Tributes were paid on Tuesday to former two-time Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon who died following a battle with cancer.
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08/30/2010 02:49 PM
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French filmmaker Alain Corneau dies at 67
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 AP - Alain Corneau, the French filmmaker who leapt to international notice with the 1991 hit "Tous les Matins du Monde," a period drama about 17th-century musicians, has died, his talent agency said. He was 67.
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08/29/2010 08:16 PM
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Former AP reporter, features writer Loh dies at 79
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 AP - For most of his four decades as a reporter, Jules Edward Loh traveled the United States, reaching every state and using his honeyed Georgia accent to charm his way into the hearts, minds and lives of Americans, famous and obscure.
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08/29/2010 07:22 PM
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Journalist, Washington hostess Ikard dies at 83
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AP - Jayne Brumley Ikard, one of Newsweek magazine's first female bureau chiefs and prominent Washington hostess, has died. She was 83.
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08/28/2010 07:18 PM
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Founder of Florida A&M Marching 100 dies at 91
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 AP - William P. Foster, credited with innovating a much-imitated high-stepping style as founder and longtime director of the Florida A&M Marching 100 band, died Saturday. He was 91.
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08/26/2010 09:31 AM
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French diet guru Michel Montignac dies
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AP - A French official says French diet guru Michel Montignac, whose "glycemic index" weight-loss books sold millions of copies, has died.
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08/26/2010 06:52 AM
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Japanese animated film director Kon dies at 46
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 AP - Acclaimed Japanese animated film director Satoshi Kon, known for "Tokyo Godfathers," "Millennium Actress" and other prize-winning movies, has died of pancreatic cancer. He was 46.
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08/25/2010 04:57 PM
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'What a Wonderful World' songwriter Weiss dies
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AP - George David Weiss, who helped write chart-topping pop hits including "Can't Help Falling in Love" and "What a Wonderful World," has died. He was 89.
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08/25/2010 01:37 PM
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Former Communist Party leader in Romania dies
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 AP - Gheorghe Apostol, a veteran Communist politician who gained international attention in 1989 by publicly criticizing Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, has died. He was 97.
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08/25/2010 01:35 PM
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World War II flying ace Marcel Albert dead at 92
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AP - Marcel Albert, a widely decorated World War II flying ace hailed as a hero of the French "Normandie-Niemen" squadron based in the Soviet Union, has died, officials and a relative said Wednesday. He was 92.
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08/24/2010 11:00 PM
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William Saxbe, attorney general under Nixon, dies
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 AP - William Saxbe, a Republican maverick who became the fourth attorney general to serve under President Richard M. Nixon and presided during the Watergate investigation, died Tuesday. He was 94.
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08/24/2010 08:38 AM
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Zimbabwe opposition co-founder Gibson Sibanda dies
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AP - Gibson Sibanda, a veteran labor activist and co-founder of Zimbabwe's former opposition party, has died after a long battle with cancer at the age of 66, his party says.
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08/23/2010 06:04 PM
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'Howdy Doody Show' writer Edward Kean dies at 85
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AP - Edward Kean, primary writer of the "Howdy Doody Show" and who is credited with creating the exclamation, "kowabunga," has died at the age of 85, family friend Del Reddy said.
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08/21/2010 11:10 PM
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'48 Hours' correspondent Harold Dow dies at 62
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 AP - Emmy-winning CBS News correspondent Harold Dow, who helped shape the documentary program "48 Hours" and covered the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst and the Sept. 11 attacks, has died. He was 62.
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08/21/2010 02:53 PM
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'Star Gazer' host Jack Horkheimer dies at 72
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AP - Jack Horkheimer, the creator and host of the PBS show "Star Gazer" who helped popularize naked-eye astronomy, has died. He was 72.
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08/20/2010 04:08 PM
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Mario Obledo dies in Sacramento at age of 78
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AP - Mario Obledo, president of the National Coalition of Hispanic Organizations, has died. He was 78.
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08/20/2010 12:47 PM
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Veteran Dutch Mideast reporter Conny Mus dies
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AP - Conny Mus, a veteran Dutch correspondent in the Middle East who covered conflicts from Romania's revolution to the wars in Iraq, died Friday while on vacation in his home country, the RTL broadcasting company said. He was 59.
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08/20/2010 01:44 AM
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Stone Poneys' Kenny Edwards dead at 64
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AP - Kenny Edwards, an original member of the Stone Poneys country-rock band and longtime collaborator with singer-songwriters Linda Ronstadt and Karla Bonoff, has died in California at age 64.
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08/19/2010 01:28 PM
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'Cannibal' band member Richard Lopez dies at 65
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AP - Richard Lopez, an original member of the band Cannibal & the Headhunters which scored a 1965 hit with "Land of 1,000 Dances," has died. He was 65.
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08/18/2010 07:45 PM
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SC political consultant Rod Shealy dies at age 56
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AP - South Carolina newspaper publisher and bare-knuckles political consultant Rod Shealy, who helped elect former and current Republican officeholders in his state, has died. He was 56.
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