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Year in Review: Newsmaker Farewells 2010
From Sen. Robert Byrd (pictured) to Merlin Olsen, remembering newsmakers, sports stars and other intriguing personalities who died in the past year.   GO TO FEATURE
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  Year in Review: Newsmaker Farewells 2010
From Sen. Robert Byrd (pictured) to Merlin Olsen, remembering newsmakers, sports stars and other intriguing personalities who died in the past year.

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