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What We've Found: pilots, air strikes, health care, Great Lakes, pit bulls, etc.

POSTED: Monday, February 22, 2010, 4:17 PM
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Lara Coleman here with your morning fix:

A NATO air strike on a convoy of three vehicles kills more than two dozen civilians in southern Afghanistan.We are winning hearts and minds.

Lufthansa pilots begin their four-day strike, canceling 800 flights, in an effort to negotiate pay and job security.

President Obama is proposing a new health care plan that would limit extreme health care increases or rollbacks. The proposal will be revealed later today. Republicans will oppose it, because that's what they do.

The United States hockey team scores another great Olympic upset, besting Canada on its home ice 5-3 on Sunday, and advancing the to the quarterfinals.

Three pit-bull attacks in Philadelphia have caused multiple severe injuries and death. The latest attack occurred after 11 a.m. yesterday and left a 10 year-old boy in critical condition.

A 2 year old girl is abandoned in a Newark gas station. The police found her yesterday, but have so far been unable to get any information about her identity.

Philly legendary recording studio, Gamble and Huff's, caught fire Sunday morning. The fire left extensive damage and the cause has not yet been determined.

The number of marijuana users over age 50 has increased from 1.9 percent to 2.9 percent, as the boomer generation ages.

The EPA plans to spend $2.2 billon over the next five years in order to clean up the pollution that has been marring the Great Lakes, and stop the invasive species, including the Asian carp, that have been causing problems for native plants and animals.

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