I have to mention tonight the headline that caught my eye on the CNN Ticker earlier today: "Porn Industry Seeks Federal Bailout."

President-elect Barack Obama and his foreign policy advisers and speechwriters are wrestling with one of the most important speeches of his presidency, his inaugural address.

Commentary: For months, Rick Garcia has been dealing with people who portray President-elect Barack Obama as ''at best half-hearted'' on GLBT issues. ''These are generally gay Republicans and bitter Hillary supporters,'' he tells me. ''And none of them know Obama or have worked with him. I've known him for years and have always counted on him as a strong supporter of our issues.'' Garcia, ...

Commentary: Big games loom for area high school basketball teams (2:25 p.m.)

We have been trying to report as accurately as possible on the fighting in Gaza.

It is total hypocrisy for the naysayers of embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to assert that he didn't have the legal right to appoint Roland Burris to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.

Leon Panetta is an impressive man with many laudable achievements to his credit.

(RTTNews) - Stocks have shown a notable move back to the upside over the course of morning trading on Thursday, with the major averages moving well off their worst levels of the day after showing a substantial decline earlier in the session.