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After mass protests and charges of fraud, Ukraine's Parliament nullifies the results of the nation's recent presidential election. It's unclear how the former Soviet republic will choose a new leader. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Lawrence Sheets.

Pennsylvanian Republican Sen. Arlen Specter amassed opposition in his own party when he said that pro-life judicial nominees would have a tough time making it through committee. The moderate Republican talks about his recent comments and how they might affect his future in the Senate. Hear Specter and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

After months of hints and speculation, Colin Powell officially announced he will step down as Secretary of State. NPR's Tavis Smiley discusses Powell's past challenges and accomplishments with Ron Walters, professor of political science at the University of Maryland, and Phyllis Bennis, senior fellow at Institute for Policy Studies.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick about the fate of 80-year-old U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who's battling cancer, and the role of the chief justice in the nation's highest court.

NPR's Gloria Hillard reports on the efforts of a group of volunteers in Burbank, Calif., to prepare their float for the Rose Parade on New Year's Day.

White-and-middle-class black flight to the suburbs has left Detroit's landscape pockmarked with abandoned homes and buildings. The city has demolished some of these structures. But not everyone agrees bulldozing is the best solution.

NPR's Sheilah Kast speaks with NPR's Philip Reeves, reporting on tsunami devastation on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka. The most urgent needs are for clean water and medical supplies as people try to recover from last Sunday's disaster.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks with Andrew Jack, outgoing Moscow bureau chief for the London-based Financial Times newspaper, about his new book Inside Putin's Russia.

Final results of the Iraqi election show the main Shiite alliance with the most votes, but not the two-thirds majority that would have enabled it to choose the top posts in the government. NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Baghdad.

The international Kyoto Protocol to combat global warming takes effect Wednesday. The United States has not signed onto it, but countries in Europe have. Carbon trader Dirk Forrister is helping them figure out how to buy and sell carbon credits.