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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

March 11, 2010 - 11:54 am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69.

Utah State, Olsen's alma mater, said he died outside of Los Angeles early Thursday after battling cancer. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung lining, last year.

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Early US intelligence report suggests US strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by months

By Michelle L. Price and Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press

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