Justice
Number of the Day: 80
That's the number of mayors who have pledged their support to a new city-based gay marriage advocacy group
All politics is local. At least, that's the organizing principle behind 'Mayors for Freedom to Marry,' a new group pushing for gay marriage rights across the country.
The group brings together mayors from America's four largest cities (that's New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Houston Mayor Annise Parker and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa) along with representatives from Boston, San Diego, Denver, Kansas City and Washington, D.C.