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Alan Cheuse reviews Loving Che by Ana Menendez, a novel about paternity, citizenship, and identity told from the perspective of a young Cuban-American woman seeking to learn the truth behind her family history.

The Declaration of Independence is really a list of grievances against the crown, and some of their meanings are hard to decipher. NPR's Andrea Seabrook speaks with MIT history professor Pauline Maier about the reasons behind one of the nation's most celebrated documents. She is the author of American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence.

The latest intelligence report, leaked to the press Wednesday, highlights failures that led up to the Iraq war. Our senior news analyst says that failures like these have happened many times before in U.S. intelligence-gathering history.

Research appearing in the journal Nature says the Indian Ocean earthquake that caused the devastating December tsunami was more intense than first thought, making it the second-largest quake in recorded history.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with NPR's Mike Shuster about the history of Western involvement in the Middle East. Shuster's six-part series, "The Middle East and the West: A Historical View," airs this week on NPR's All Things Considered.

Playboy magazine this months runs a controversial article on the city of Detroit and its history of economic depravity and senseless violence. In the first of a two-part series, NPR's Tavis Smiley speaks with Frank Owen, author of the magazine article entitled "Detroit, Death City."

Commentator J.C. Watts credits President Bush for having done more to empower African Americans and other minorities than any president in recent history. But how will this claim resonate at the ballot box among people of color?

Linda Robinson talks about her new book Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces. Robinson has analyzed the increased use of Special Forces in Afghanistan, Iraq and the war on terror. Hear Robinson and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

If you're a fan of Broadway musicals, this is your week. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, PBS TV stations air Broadway:The American Musical, a six-hour documentary charting the history of the Great White Way. Bob Mondello says the series is packed with rare footage and even rarer insights.

Addressing a joint meeting of Congress, British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he believes history will forgive the U.S.-led war in Iraq, even if it turns out that Saddam Hussein's ousted regime did not have any weapons of mass destruction. Hear NPR News.