Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on Sunday said Sandy Hook victims should be able to sue gun manufacturers for the 2012 elementary school shooting that killed 20 students and six adults, backtracking on previous comments.

“Of course they have a right to sue, anyone has a right to sue,” the Vermont senator said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Sanders in an interview with the New York Daily News last week initially said the Sandy Hook family members should not have the right to sue gun manufacturers for damages.

"No, I don't," he said, in response to a question from the editorial board.

[link:http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/276591-sanders-on-lawsuits-against-gun-manufacturers|

It’s looking more and more like Republican Ted Cruz will win the Maine caucuses on Saturday, with unofficial reports saying he won at least five counties and Portland.

This is a bit of a surprise: Maine was expected to be a strong state for frontrunner Donald Trump, since he won New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont.

But according to early tallies, Cruz is sweeping the state: He has apparently won Hancock, Androscoggin, Lincoln, Waldo, and Kennebec counties, plus Portland — everywhere that we’ve seen reports so far.

However, he’s not running so strong that he’s guaranteed all of Maine’s 23 delegates. To do that, he’ll have to get more 50 percent of votes.

http://bangordailynews.com/story/live-maine-democrats-republicans-vote-in-presidential-caucuses/