FIRST LOOK: Illinois to ban death penalty today

The Lookout

Welcome to First Look, our daily roundup of early-bird news:

• Idaho passed a bill stripping teachers of many of their collective bargaining rights and ending tenure. (AP)

• The Obama administration is appealing a Florida ruling calling health care reform unconstitutional. (Politico)

• Is the American strategy in Afghanistan working? (The New York Times)

• PETA is protesting Mike Tyson's pigeon-racing show outside his house. (AP)

• People in England are healthier on average than U.S. citizens. (BBC)

• A Missouri teacher quit after a student uncovered her porn past. (Gawker)

• Illinios is banning the death penalty today. (AP)

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