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Article:	Tech star’s suicide puts Web info fight in spotlight (MCT) — CHICAGO — Aaron Swartz, the Highland Park, Ill.-raised advocate for Internet openness, took his own life Friday under the shadow of a federal prosecution for allegedly downloading nearly 5 million academic journal articles without authorization. But with his death, his cause has gained new momentum.
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