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• 5. WHAT GARNERED A RARE UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE U.S. SENATE
• The chamber voted 97-0 for a bipartisan plan to fight sexual assault in the military, including scrapping the "good soldier defense."
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• 6. 'FATAL VISION' AUTHOR JOE MCGINNISS DIES AT 71
• He had inoperable prostate cancer, and was working on a book about his illness.
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• 7. THE DEBATE OVER DRONES: USEFULNESS VS. PRIVACY
• More than 35 states are considering legislation this year, while many also try to lure the unmanned aircraft industry.
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• 8. HOW PIT BULLS GOT AN IMAGE MAKEOVER
• Animal activists and some TV shows are portraying the "pits" more positively. Now, a number of states are stepping back from their previous bans.
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• 9. FOUR-TIME IDITAROD CHAMP ENDS QUEST
• In a stunning reversal, weather forces Jeff King to drop out of the sled-dog race about 25 miles from the finish line.
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• 10. NHL GAME CALLED OFF WHEN PLAYER FALLS ILL
• Dallas Stars forward Rich Peverley is in stable condition after suffering a heart problem and collapsing on the bench during a game against Columbus.
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AP News in Brief
Police say man with stolen passport on missing Malaysian jetliner was Iranian asylum seeker
• KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- A man traveling with a stolen passport on a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner was an Iranian teenager trying to migrate to Germany, and is not believed to have any terrorist links, police said Tuesday.
• The announcement is likely to dampen, at least for now, speculation that the disappearance of the Boeing 777 was linked to terrorism. Police said a second passenger also traveling with a stolen passport has not been identified. Both bought their tickets in Thailand and entered Malaysia together.
• No debris from the plane has been found. On Tuesday, baffled authorities expanded their search to the opposite side of Malaysia from where it disappeared (Continued on page 28)
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