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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom says he knows the majority of Californians don't agree with him, but he says gay marriage is a fundamental right. It's a politically tricky move for Newsom, who is preparing to run for governor in 2010.

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Edmund Sanders, an Africa correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, offers his insight. ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo also weighs in.

President Obama's economic stimulus package includes $8 billion for speeding up train travel. America is far behind other industrial countries in high speed rail. A few years ago, Spain was also behind the curve. But the Spanish network is expanding fast, and the trains are beating planes.

Both houses of the state Legislature have passed resolutions stating that California residents did not have authority to put the gay marriage ban on last year's ballot.

Home invasion and kidnappings are on the rise in Arizona. State authorities pin the blame on Mexican organized crime. Host Cheryl Corley speaks with Ariz. Attorney General Terry Goddard about how he hopes to address the problem.

In his weekly radio address Saturday morning, President Obama said his $3.6 trillion budget proposal reflects the priorities of the voters he met on the campaign trail, but he acknowledged not everyone shares those priorities.

President Obama announced the pullout of combat troops from Iraq Friday at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. He spoke to an audience of some 2,000 Marines-- for whom the reduction in Iraq will instead mean more time in Afghanistan.

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We live in the age of information, where communication is faster, easier, and more prolific than ever. But for all our blogging, tweeting, instant messaging, and texting, meaningful conversation is fa

House Majority Whip James Clyburn, a Congressman from South Carolina, discusses President Obama's plan for the nation, as presented last night during an address to lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Clyburn explains how fellow Democrats in Congress will work to advance the President's agenda.