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1. The effort by House Democrats¹ to get enough votes to pass the health care overhaul² bill maybe gain some traction³. Dennis Kucinich voted against it last time, but now says he will vote “yes.” His support is important as the vote will be close.

2. A pitcher⁴ for a northern California high school has medically induced coma⁵ after being hit in the head by a 130-mile-an-hour line-drive. The incident has reignited the push to ban metal bats that are still used in the high school and college level but banned in the majors.

3. Houston-Metro⁶ has released surveillance video from inside a bus showing the moment it crashed to a light rail train Monday. Nineteen people were hurt. Metro says the bus driver ran a red light.

4. A documentary that’s being aired on a French TV channel is suggesting there might not be any limit to what people will watch. The focus is on a big game show, in which participants are told to deliver increasingly powerful electric shocks. Most do until the man, really an actor, appears to die.