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of Latakia after thousands marched there to demand the president's ouster. Keegan Bradley won the PGA Championship after staging an amazing comeback to force a three-hole playoff and beat Jason Dufner at Atlanta Athletic Club.

Today's Birthdays: Broadway lyricist Lee Adams ("Bye Bye Birdie") is 88. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Russell Baker is 87. Singer Buddy Greco is 86. Baseball Hall of Fame coach Earl Weaver is 82. College Football Hall of Famer John Brodie is 77. Singer Dash Crofts is 74. Rock singer David Crosby is 71. Country singer Connie Smith is 71. Comedian-actor Steve Martin is 67. Actor Antonio Fargas is 66. Singer-musician Larry Graham is 66. Actress Susan Saint James is 66. Actor David Schramm is 66. Author Danielle Steel is 65. Rock singer-musician Terry Adams (NRBQ) is 62. "Far Side" cartoonist Gary Larson is 62. Actor Carl Lumbly is 61. Olympic gold medal swimmer Debbie Meyer is 60. Film composer James Horner is

59. Actress Jackee Harry is 56. Actress Marcia Gay Harden is 53. Basketball Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson is 53. Singer Sarah Brightman is 52. Actress Susan Olsen is 51. Actress-turned-fashion/interior designer Cristi Conaway is 48. Rock musician Keith Howland (Chicago) is 48. Actress Halle Berry is 46. Actress Catherine Bell is 44. Country musician Cody McCarver (Confederate Railroad) is 44. Rock musician Kevin Cadogan is 42. Actor Scott Michael Campbell is 41. Actress Lalanya Masters is 40. Actor Christopher Gorham is 38. Actress Mila Kunis is 29. TV personality Spencer Pratt is 29. NFL quarterback Tim Tebow is 25.

Thought for Today: "The aims of life are the best defense against death." -- Primo Levi, Italian chemist and writer (1919-1987).


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