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Tony Mendez, The 'Argo' Spy Who Rescued Americans In Iran, Dies At 78

Tony Mendez, the former CIA officer who rescued six American diplomats from revolutionary Iran in 1980, died Saturday. He's shown here in 2012 in Washington, D.C., at the premiere of <em>Argo</em>, a film<em> </em>based on his operation in Iran. (AP)
Tony Mendez, the former CIA officer who rescued six American diplomats from revolutionary Iran in 1980, died Saturday. He's shown here in 2012 in Washington, D.C., at the premiere of Argo, a film based on his operation in Iran. (AP)

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