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A joyous Easter for hostage families

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

With news that Capt. Richard Phillips had been rescued unharmed after being held for five days by Somali pirates, a lawn sign in the captain's hometown of Underhill, Vt., that read "Pray for Captain Phillips' release and safe return home" was changed to read, "Capt. Phillips rescued and safe." A spokeswoman for the Phillips family, Alison McColl, said Phillips and his...

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