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Swayze's Not Dead: Rep

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted May 19, 2009 1:07 PM CDT

(Newser) – Rumors flooding the Internet today of Patrick Swayze’s death are exaggerated, his publicist says. A Florida radio station announced this morning that Swayze had lost his battle with pancreatic cancer, setting the web abuzz. “Patrick is alive, well, and is enjoying life,”... Read full story »

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