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Northwest Airlines continues to operate with 1,500 replacement workers covering for 2,900 unionized mechanics and custodians who walked off the job early Saturday morning. Airline officials are claiming victory, but so are union members, who are protesting layoffs and pay cuts.

Federalism and the relationship between Iraq's distinct regions and cultures is a sticking point in negotiations over a new constitution. Law professor Noah Feldman discusses the draft document.

After nearly going extinct, the grizzly population in the Yellowstone region is 600 strong. The Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to remove them from the list of threatened species. Many conservation groups say it is too soon to de-list the bears, whose population is still fragile.

The lead singer of the music group the Buena Vista Social Club, Ibrahim Ferrer, has died at 78. He didn't become a star until a 1997 film based on the Cuban group's work drew international acclaim. He won two Grammys after he turned 70.

The energy bill signed into law by President Bush offers billions of dollars in tax incentives, loan guarantees and other federal aid to promote energy production. Included in the plan is nuclear power, which supplies 20 percent of the electricity in the United States.

President Bush flies to New Mexico to sign the energy bill Congress just passed after more than four years of debate. The bill is 1,725 pages, and it includes a number of projects intended to please individual congressional districts.

Cash flow continues to be a concern regarding the quality of patient care, due to perpetual downsizing.

Jackpot, Nev., near the Idaho border, is a casino town with some 1,300 year-round residents. Government presence isn't strongly felt in the small desert outpost -- there's no city government, and the county seat is more than 100 miles away.

Israel's Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resigns from his post in protest of Israel's planned pullout from the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon appointed Vice Premier Ehud Olmert to replace Netanyahu.

Jazz musician Keter Betts died Saturday in Maryland. He was 77. His bass could be heard on more than 100 albums, including three solo efforts. In 2003, he spoke with NPR for the series Musicians in Their Own Words.