France Bombs ISIS, Scots Say 'No' to Independence, 'It's On Us' Says White House Anti-Rape Campaign: A.M. Links

The French have officially
gotten in on bombing ISIS (or
“Daesh”, as they like to say). A statement from President
François Hollande’s office this morning says the target, an ISIS
logistics center in northeast Iraq, “was hit and entirely
destroyed. Other operations will be carried out in the days to
come.”
Voters in Scotland
yesterday rejected a referendum to break free from
Britain, with Friday-morning results showing 54 percent against the
plan. (Read Reason’s Tom Clougherty on why
Scottish Independence would have been awesome here.)
The U.S. Senate
voted 78-22 in favor of President Obama’s plan to
train and equip Syrian rebels for war with ISIS. The bill, sent to
the White House, grants this authority through December 11—
allowing legislators to revisit this whole messy war issue
after the midterm elections.
Are patent law and a dysfunctional U.S. Congress killing
private space research?
Following a nine-month investigation, the Justice
Department has cleared New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie of
involvement with “Bridgegate”.
Nearly two-thirds of likely
voters in Washington, D.C. said they’ll support marijuana
legalization on the November ballot.
This afternoon, President Obama is slated to
announce “It’s On Us,” a new public awarness campaign about sexual
assault on college campuses.