Lena Smedsaas (20 March 1951 – 6 January 2014) was a

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journalist and writer. Born in

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, she began her career in journalism in 1973 and was best known for being a political commentator, presenter and editor for ''

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'' on

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. Lena Smedsaas died from

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on 6 January 2014, aged 62, in

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