VPOTUS News: Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. landed here on Tuesday evening, embarking on an historic, three-day visit meant to inaugurate a new relationship between the United States and Iraq, as the nearly decade-long war and occupation come to an end. Read more here.
We Are Living In Historic Times News: Egypt is nearing the end of its first round of voting in its first parliamentary elections since longtime president Hosni Mubarak resigned in February. Voters in Cairo, Alexandria and seven other provinces are casting ballots for seats in the lower house of parliament. Tuesday is their second and final day of voting. Read more here.
Don’t Drop The Soap! News: Michael Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, was sentenced Tuesday to four years behind bars for his role in the death of the pop superstar. Murray could serve half of the four years because of overcrowding in California jails. Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter earlier this month after a six-week trial that presented the most detailed account yet of Jackson’s final hours, and how the 58-year-old cardiologist administered the powerful anesthetic propofol to treat the superstar’s chronic insomnia. Read more here.
Housing Market News: Home prices continued to sink in the third quarter, to levels not seen since 2003. Home prices dropped 3.9% year-over-year during the three months ended Sept. 30, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller national home price index. On a quarterly basis, prices were slightly higher, squeezing out a 0.1% gain. One bright spot was that the declines have started to slow. During the second quarter, prices were down 5.8% year-over-year. Read more here.Happy Tuesday Obot family! Check out the links and come back to discuss. Now for today’s Tuesday Trivia….
Name the artist who first recorded “My First Love” in 1983 that was later covered by Avant and Keke Wyatt in 2000…..
The first person to give the correct answer by 3:00 PM will be this week’s winner of the bad chair pass….