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| | CNN.com - Hunter S. Thompson dead at 67 - Feb 21, 2005 |
 | | "On February 20, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson took his life with a gunshot to the head at his fortified compound in Woody Creek, Colorado," said a statement issued by Thompson's son, Juan Thompson, to the Aspen Daily News. |
 | | In 1970, he ran for sheriff of Pitkin County, Colorado, on a Freak Power Party platform of decriminalizing drugs. |
 | | The peak of his fame came in the 1970s, when he contributed stories to a number of magazines. |
| www.cnn.com /2005/SHOWBIZ/books/02/21/thompson.obit/index.html (1337 words) |
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