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Colo. sheriff: Runaway balloon saga was hoax

(AP) - A sheriff says a Colorado couple'sreport that their 6-year-old son was in a balloon that was hurtlingaway from their home was a publicity stunt. Sheriff Jim Alderden says Richard and Mayumi Heene

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