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A group of foreign mediators meets with Ukrainian government and opposition leaders in a bid to end the crisis sparked by this week's disputed presidential election. Tens of thousands of opposition supporters continue to march in the heart of the capital, Kiev. NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports.

As computers and automated systems increasingly take the jobs humans once held, entire professions are now extinct. Click through the gallery above to see examples of endangered professions, from milkman to telegrapher, and hear from people who once filled those oft-forgotten jobs.

On Monday, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will respond to President Bush's final State of the Union address. Working in a Red State, she's spent years learning how to get along with her political opponents.

Russian officials visited Serbia on Monday to lend support to the country's claim to Kosovo. Though the country is divided between hardline nationalists and those who are Western-leaning, the country is united in its feeling of anger and betrayal over Kosovo's independence.

Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, explains how the stimulus package going before his committee Wednesday — and then to the floor soon afterward — differs from the compromise bill between the House and the Bush administration.

Sen. John McCain is officially the Republican presidential front-runner after a victory in Tuesday's winner-take-all Florida primary. What does this mean for Super Tuesday and the rest of the presidential race?

Tuesday night, for the first time ever, a beagle won "Best in Show" at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Uno, a 15-inch beagle, brought the crowd to its feet at the sold-out show at Madison Square Garden.

Iraqi politicians are offering mixed reactions to the Iraq Study Group's recommendations. Some regard it as a plan for fixing America's problems rather than those of Iraq.

The Labor Department's employment figures for the month of December are a bit stronger than expected. And economists expect the labor market will remain relatively strong despite a slide in the housing industry.

On Tuesday morning, America's population is predicted to hit 300 million. Who are we? Increasingly we are: a single mom; a centenarian; an immigrant from Mexico; an Asian business owner; a baby boomer; someone named Jacob or Emily.