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• 2. HOW OBAMA IS TRYING TO MOVE PAST HEALTH CARE SITE ISSUES
• The president is focusing on the benefits of the law while accusing the GOP of trying to take them away without offering alternatives.

• 3. UKRAINE'S GOVERNMENT WINS CONFIDENCE VOTE
• Despite continued protests over EU snub, the president's party defeats no-confidence motion in parliament.

• 4. BIDEN SEEKS TO REASSURE JAPAN OVER CHINA'S AIR DEFENSE ZONE
• The vice president says the U.S. is "deeply concerned" about Beijing's unilateral change of the status quo in the East China Sea.

• 5. PROTESTERS STORM PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE COMPOUND IN BANGKOK
• In a reversal of tactic, Thai police remove barricades and don't stop demonstrators' moves.

• 6. PORTRAIT EMERGES OF DETAINED AMERICAN IN NORTH KOREA
• The 85-year-old war vet is remembered affectionately by members of his once-feared South Korean guerrilla group.

• 7. VIN DIESEL VISITS PAUL WALKER CRASH SITE
• The "Fast and Furious" actor attended a private memorial service before thanking fans for paying their respects to his late co-star.

• 8. ISRAELIS PIT BIBI VS. BOUGIE
• In a country with a tough militaristic image, people often call politicians and army leaders by their colorful childhood nicknames.

• 9. JAPAN'S TRADITIONAL CUISINE SEEKS GLOBAL HERITAGE NOD
• Chefs say Japanese "washoku" cooking, which symbolizes harmony and uses seasonal flavors, is threatened by the rise of fast food staples such as McDonald's and Krispy Kreme.

• 10. SEAHAWKS CLINCH BERTH, EYE HOMEFIELD
• Russell Wilson throws three touchdown passes and Seattle becomes the first

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