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can with a passionate plea for world peace as he celebrated his first Easter Sunday as pontiff. The Houston Astros, coming off consecutive 100-loss seasons, made an impressive debut in the American League, trouncing the Texas Rangers 8-2 on opening night.
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• Today's Birthdays: Actor William Daniels is 87. Hockey Hall-of-Famer Gordie Howe is 86. Actor Richard Chamberlain is 80. Actress Shirley Jones is 80. Country singer-songwriter John D. Loudermilk is 80. Musician Herb Alpert is 79. Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is 74. Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., is 74. Actor Christopher Walken is 71. Comedian Gabe Kaplan is 69. Former Vice President Al Gore is 66. Author David Eisenhower is 66. Actress Rhea Perlman is 66. Actor Ed Marinaro is 64. Rock musician Angus Young (AC/DC) is 59. Actor Marc McClure is 57. Actor William McNamara is 49. Alt-country musician Bob Crawford (The Avett (AY'-veht) Brothers) is 43. Actor Ewan (YOO'-en) McGregor is 43. Rapper Tony Yayo is 36. Actress Kate Micucci is 34. Jazz musician Christian Scott is 31. Pop musician Jack Antonoff (fun.) is 30. Actress Jessica Szohr is 29.
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• Thought for Today: "El hombre no habla porque piensa sino que piensa porque habla." (Man does not speak because he thinks, he thinks because he speaks.) - Octavio Paz (1914-1998).
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