If you’re looking for something to do Thursday, why not stop by James Hoban’s Irish Restaurant and Bar ? Starting at  6 p.m., you can raise a glass with a few new friends and also help bring a dog home from Afghanistan. More info: A group of our Marines working …

Row erupts over Berkeley’s anti-Marine stance [click] “If the U.S. Marines are not good enough for Berkeley, neither are taxpayer dollars,” said Sen. John Cornyn.

Berkeley council tells Marines to leave “I believe in the Code Pink cause. The Marines don’t belong here, they shouldn’t have come here, and they should leave,” said Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates after votes were cast.

3,200 Marines prepare for Afghan tour