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A French intelligence report made public yesterday raised the tantalizing possibility that Osama bin Laden may have died from typhoid fever. The report - delivered to the highest officials in France, including President Jacques Chirac - said Saudi officials, citing "a usually reliable source," believe the al Qaeda kingpin died Aug. 23 from the waterborne illness in an isolated part of Pakistan. "The elements of the story collected by the Saudis, from what they found in Pakistan on Aug. 23, 2006, indicate that the chief of al Qaeda has been a victim of a very strong case of typhoid fever...