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HEALTH CARE • • 2. SENATE PACT AVERTS FILIBUSTER FIGHT • Republicans agreed to simple-majority votes on seven Obama nominees and opted against permanently changing the rules. • • 3. CUBA SAID WEAPONS ON KOREAN SHIP OBSOLETE • The military equipment found buried under sacks of sugar in a ship seized in Panama was in need of repair, Cuba says. • • 4. 21 CHILDREN DIE AFTER EATING SCHOOL LUNCH • The children, aged 8 to 11, fell ill after eating the free meals at a primary school in eastern India. • • 5. ZIMMERMAN JURORS SPEAK OUT • Four jurors said Juror B37, who said in an interview that Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin both played a role in the teen's shooting, doesn't speak for them. • • 6. WHO DEMOCRATS LOOK TO FOR HELP ON IMMIGRATION • Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney's running mate last year, has said a sweeping overhaul is necessary to both economic and national security. • • 7. ANOTHER CHENEY SEEKS OFFICE • Liz Cheney, the former VP's daughter, says she wants to challenge Wyoming U.S. Mike Enzi in a GOP primary to bring a "new generation" to Washington. • • 8. DRUG, ALCOHOL OVERDOSE KILLS 'GLEE' STAR • An autopsy found Cory Monteith had heroin and alcohol in his system; police said he likely took the drugs alone in his Vancouver hotel room. • • 9. NEAR-DEADLY END TO SPACEWALK • Investigators don't know why an Italian astronaut had water leak into his helmet, making him unable to speak or hear. • • 10. ALL-STARS SHINE AGAIN • Mariano Rivera pitched a perfect eighth inning as the AL beat the NL 3-0 at New York's CitiField. •
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