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Howard Kurtz, media writer for the Post and host of CNN's "Reliable Sources, " said a "pall was over the newsroom" as news of her death spread.

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However, unnamed hospital sources quoted by El Mundo said the severity of his injuries, and speed with which the fire had spread, suggested his action had been deliberate.

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