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Linda Tripp, the Clinton sex scandal whistleblower, dies at age 70 'after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer less than a week ago'

Linda Tripp died this morning with her husband and daughter at her bedside, DailyMail.com has learned.

Tripp, whose taped conversations with Monica Lewinsky nearly brought down the Clinton presidency, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer less than a week ago when she took herself to hospital suffering from stomach pains.