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A very zen birthday wish to David Carradine. Also receiving birthday wishes today include Desperate Housewives<\/span> star Teri Hatcher, the oh-so-sexy Kim Basinger, and Irish flautist Sir James Galway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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