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Robert D. Novak Dies. Mr. Novak was a pugnacious political columnist and cable TV fixture whose scoops reached across five decades.

Health-Care. By backing away from a public option, he increases the chances for his reform proposal overall.

Immigrant Detainee Fatalities. More than one in 10 deaths in immigration detention in the last six years have been overlooked and were omitted from an official list of detainee fatalities issued to Congress in March, the Obama administration said Monday.