Abbie Fentress Swanson appears in the following:
BP Cautiously Optimistic About Cap Results
Friday, July 16, 2010
The cap has so far shut off Deepwater Horizon's oil leak and held the oil for more than 17 hours.
BP Says Cap is Stopping Oil from Gushing into the Gulf
Thursday, July 15, 2010
BP announced on Thursday that its new cap is finally preventing oil from leaking into the Gulf.
Conductor Sir Charles Mackerras, 84, Dies
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Guantanamo Detainee to be Tried in NY Court
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
A federal judge cleared the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be tried in a civilian court for trial.
BP Installs New Cap, Begins Testing Device
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Underwater robots successfully installed a new 150,000-pound cap onto the gushing Deepwater Horizon well on Monday.
New York Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner Dies
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Steinbrenner died on Tuesday after suffering a massive heart attack on Monday evening.
WQXR's The Washington Report
Monday, July 12, 2010
David Sanger, of The NYT, on the spy swap, deficit reduction and BP.
BP Hopes to Install New Sealing Cap Over Well
Monday, July 12, 2010
Underwater robots are attempting to install a tighter cap over the Deepwater Horizon busted well on Monday.
Suicide Blasts Kill 62 in Northwest Pakistan
Friday, July 09, 2010
Two suicide bombings killed 62 people in the Mohmand tribal region which lies in Pakistan near the Afghan border on Friday. The attack also wounded more than 100 people, making it one of the deadliest in Pakistan in 2010.
The Rothschilds Fund Arts, Israel and now, Cross-Cultural Dialogue
Friday, July 09, 2010
The Rothschild Foundations' Firoz Ladak and The WSJ's Shelly Banjo on the group's new model.
Five Afghan Troops Killed by Botched NATO Airstrike
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
The officers were ambushing insurgents in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni Andar district.
Tar Balls Wash Up on Texas Beach
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
That means crude from the Deepwater Horizon spill has now hit the beaches of every state sitting on the Gulf of Mexico.
Mexican Gang Activity Lowers Voter Turnout
Monday, July 05, 2010
Few voters turned out to vote for hundreds of mayoral and local deputy candidates on Sunday during Mexico's midterm elections. Analysts attribute the low turnout to drug cartel voter intimidation. Gangs allegedly hung four bodies from bridges in Mexico City ahead of the elections.
Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup Surpasses $3 Billion
Monday, July 05, 2010
BP's cost of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill surpassed $3 billion this week.
First Day World Cup Games End in Draws
Friday, June 11, 2010
After the first day of the World Cup, both games end in a draw.
BP Shares Slip
Thursday, June 10, 2010
BP says it may have to suspend dividends to pay for cleanup costs, penalties, damage claims and lawsuits.
Obama Defends White House Reponse to Oil Spill
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
The president says he's paid close attention to the spill since oil first started gushing into the Gulf.
WQXR's The Washington Report
Monday, June 07, 2010
David Sanger, of The NYT, on how BP's spill will affect the White House long-term, and on divers who were killed by Israel's Navy off Gaza's coast.
Summer Opera in New York
Friday, June 04, 2010
Many music lovers argue New York is at its best during the summer. Heidi Waleson of The Wall Street Journal gives WQXR her picks for summer opera.
