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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 31 Jul 2012

    American writer Gore Vidal dies in Los Angeles, aged 86, US media report

    9:37 PM - 31 Jul 2012
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      1. saxicek‏ @saxicek 1 Aug 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking are really Olympic news breaking news? I don't think so. Put it to sports where it belongs. :(

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      1. lewis cook‏ @ljcook21 1 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking where are cold war us military men his age group who stayed in for life and are not dead?the forgotton us military?

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      1. lewis cook‏ @ljcook21 31 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking the 1964 us covert military men his age group most are alive and when the 1960 tv govt goes y2k they will retake us govt

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      1. Stuart Ward‏ @StuWardy 31 Jul 2012
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      1.  ☺MarkAmies ☺‏ @markamies 31 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking A great man. RIP

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      1. matt milne‏ @filmscorematt 31 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Vidal was a brave, forthright, and honest man. Defying sheltered society, he helped to create two generations of change.

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      1. Baba Senteu‏ @BabaNanii_ 31 Jul 2012
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        @bbcbreaking RIP...we'll remember you through your publications that will continue to inspire generations to come.

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      1. veeresh‏ @veeresh2407 31 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Sad news. A great writer of his times. May his soul rest in peace !!!!

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