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After struggling with the Earned Income Tax Credit, commentator Len Burman argues that what the IRS calls fraud is often just confusion. (2:56).

NPR's Ivan Watson is in the African nation of Benin, where officials say they expect a ship carrying hundreds of child slaves to dock this week. But the vessel is reportedly adrift off the coast of West Africa and its exact location is unclear.

NPR's Brenda Wilson reports on a court case starting this week to block South Africa from importing cheaper AIDS drugs. The pharmaceutical industry is trying to strike down a law allowing the government to bring in the generic medicines.

Alfredo Duran who was 24 years old when he was part of the Brigade 2506, the group that invaded Cuba. And Robert Reynolds who was chief of the CIAs Miami station during the Bay of Pigs.

Robert Siegel talks with Dennis Ross, who was Special Middle East Coordinator at the State Department under former President Clinton. He's now counselor at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He says the Israeli attack on a Syrian radar installation in Lebanon is a departure from former Israeli policy regarding Hizbollah and its connection to Syria.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr takes a look at the purchase of Russia's only independent TV network by a state-owned utility and what it means for freedom of the press.

U.S. News and World Report senior writer Joseph Shapiro reports on a new model of providing government assistance for the severely disabled. Called self-determination, it allows disabled people a much greater role in making decisions about their own care. Find out how a pair of twin sisters used self-determination to reunite after years of separation.

The National Weather Service is evaluating replacements for the computerized voice affectionately known as "Igor" -- used to relay weather reports on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio. The Weather Service has decided to stop using Igor because of complaints that the voice is hard to understand. Linda Wertheimer speaks with Joanne Swanson, Meteorologist Voice Evaluation Leader for the National Weather Service, about the search for a new voice.

The Bush administration is facing a key decision next week on what weapons to sell Taiwan. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports members of Congress are pushing for a "robust" weapons package but there are questions about Taiwan's ability to absorb and use the most advanced arms.

President Bush cancelled this year's White House Egg Roll; bad weather turned the south lawn into a mushy mess. We have some facts about the annual egg roll, as well as some facts about eggs.