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When there are multiple versions of a story, you really have three ways to go. You can pick the most sensational version. You can try to balance things in your gut to get to what you think is the honest truth. Or you can err on the side of kindness.

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Walter Isaacson
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: May 20
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