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May 23rd, 2006

Well, they can’t call it Christmas — that’s already taken

Posted by: Robert Basler

This just in from Namibia, where Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are waiting for their baby to come along.  A local radio station conducted an informal poll, and 50 percent of the people who responded thought the day the baby is born should be declared a national holiday. 

Okay, just as long as they’re not going overboard about this thing. Here’s the story:

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, stars of ”Mr. & Mrs. Smith”, pose at the film’s premiere in Los Angeles June 7, 2005.  REUTERS/Fred Prouser