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Charity runner's death inspires $500k in donations

Reported by msnbc.com on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 (on April 24, 2012)
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Charity runner's death inspires $500k in donationsLONDON - A British fund-raising marathon runner who collapsed and died less than one mile before the finish line of London's Marathon has inspired thousands Internet donations totaling more than half a million dollars.

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