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For years, E.L. Doctorow thought that Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman's destructive march to the sea near the end of the Civil War would make for a gripping work of fiction.

Audio tapes that show how Enron executives manipulated the energy market and drove up prices won't be allowed in the ongoing trial of former Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffery Skilling -- but they're already available on the Web, thanks to a previous lawsuit.

The lobbying scandal that engulfed the career of Jack Abramoff and threatens that of Rep. Tom DeLay was first reported two years ago, by reporter Susan Schmidt. Her colleague, R. Jeffrey Smith, is covering the DeLay angle of the story.

The online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which allows users to edit entries on a wide range of subjects, has banned Capitol Hill computers from the editing process. The reason? Hill staffers tend to write glowing entries about their bosses. Alex Chadwick talks with Andrea Seabrook about some of the worst offenders, and just how far-ranging the problem is getting.

The California Assembly passed a historic gay marriage bill Tuesday night. It would recognize such unions performed in the state. But Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has threatened to veto the measure.

Unrest in France has spread from the immigrant communities of the Paris suburbs to some 300 towns across the country. James Graff, Time magazine's Paris bureau chief, says the riots show that the French vision of color-blind equality doesn't work in reality.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is expected to win reelection next week, in the country's first multi-candidate presidential elections. Mubarak will face nine challengers, all of whom are struggling to get their message out.

Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, commander of the 1st Army based at Fort Gillem, outside Atlanta, talks about relief efforts on the streets of New Orleans. The native of the Louisiana town of Lakeland has been described as a "John Wayne" type and is credited with prodding Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

President Bush delivers his fifth State of the Union address Tuesday night. The president is expected to talk about ways to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, and control rising health care costs. Other key topics will include the war in Iraq, Iran's nuclear program and last week's Palestinian elections.

A few weeks ago, on his 100th birthday, Irving Kahn was invited to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. He has been working on Wall Street since 1928.