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Frank talks to writer and former priest James Carroll, whose new book, Constantine's Sword; The Church and the Jews, explores the role of the Catholic church in anti-Semitism. From gospel accounts of the crucifixion of Jesus, to Emperor Constantine's transformation of the cross into a sword, and through the Holocaust, Carroll illustrates the points of conflict -- and common ground -- between Jews and Catholics. (The book is published by Houghton Mifflin, Co.)

On Wednesday, demonstrators are coming to Washington to urge helping black farmers, many of whom were left out of an Agriculture Department settlement. A recent study by the Government Accountability Office noted problems, but the USDA shows no inclination to revisit the claim.

New accounts reveal evidence that the death toll in Ukraine is likely higher than initially reported.

They spent three years combing Louisiana's swampy woods with drones, cameras and audio recorders. They've got grainy photos and eyewitness accounts. The bird hasn't been definitively seen since 1944.

Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba's testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee emphasized his opinion that a breakdown in military command led to the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Some senators are wondering how high up accountability should go. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports.

Fiet's Vase, a new book by Alison Leslie Gold, documents harrowing and inspiring survival stories from the Holocaust. The book is a compilation of personal accounts from people who have struggled to understand why they survived, when so many others perished. NPR's Susan Stamberg talks to Gold.

The Internal Revenue Service says millions of Americans will have to wait until mid-February before filing their 2007 tax returns. The IRS needs the extra time to reprogram its computers to account for the recent fix to the alternative minimum tax, or AMT.

An investigative reporter for The New York Times, Christopher Drew has been on the ground in New Orleans and provides a firsthand account of the situation he witnessed in the Superdome and the streets of the flooded city.

2: Independent film maker CHRISTINE VACHON. Her newest movie is "Stonewall." a fictional account of the real life 1969 uprising by gays after police stormed the Stonewall Inn in New York's Greenwich Village. Her other film credits include a string of art house hits: "I Shot Andy Warhol," "Go Fish," "Kids."

NPR's David Baron reports that a new study suggests the time, effort, and money put into rescuing oil-soaked seabirds after oil spills is often for naught. An analysis of North American oil spills over the past three decades finds most rehabilitated birds die within two weeks after release to the wild. Wildlife rehabilitators say the study doesn't take into account recent improvements in treatment.