Tuesday

The Daily Banter Headline Grab (from Mercury News): Gay marriage rights were supported by popular vote on Tuesday in Maine and Maryland, and Washington state joined Wednesday afternoon, making it the first time gay men and lesbian rights were approved at the ballot box. In ...read more

• By Guest Contributor
  Nov 9, 2018

The Daily Banter Headline Grab. From the Washington Post: The United States on Wednesday strongly condemned a deadly attack on its consulate in eastern Libya and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice, as indications began to emerge that the assault may have been planned ...read more

• By Guest Contributor
  Nov 9, 2018

Rick Santorum suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, bowing to the inevitability of Mitt Romney’s nomination and ending his improbable, come-from-behind quest to become the party’s conservative standard-bearer in the fall. “We made a ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018

Here's a quick guide to what's at stake next Tuesday in the GOP primary: • Alaska—26 delegates, caucus • Georgia—76 delegates, primary • Idaho—32 delegates, caucus • Massachusetts—41 delegates, primary • North Dakota—28 delegates, caucus • Ohio—66 delegates, primary • ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018

By Ben Cohen: Europe has bailed out Greece (again) in a historic deal that guarantees the bankrupt nation 130 million euros. From the NY Times: Greece finally secured its second giant bailout early Tuesday after euro zone finance ministers agreed to save it from bankruptcy in ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018