Abbie Fentress Swanson appears in the following:
Voters Cast Primary Ballots Today
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Voters cast ballots in primary elections in Pennsylvania, Arkansas and Kentucky today.
Thai Leaders Reject Talks with Red Shirts
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
The Thai government rejected requests for talks today from anti-government red-shirt protestors.
Kabul Car Bomb Kills More than a Dozen
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
The car bomb targeted a military convoy today. Six NATO service members are among those dead.
Some Results for BP, but Perhaps Too Late
Monday, May 17, 2010
BP has stopped some of the oil from leaking, but is it too late to stop the ooze from reaching the Atlantic Ocean?
WQXR's The Washington Report
Monday, May 17, 2010
David Sanger, of The NYT, talks about Iran's new nuclear deal and the politics of the Gulf oil spill.
Thai Red-Shirt General Seh Daeng Dies
Monday, May 17, 2010
Five days of street battles have killed 37 people in Bangkok this past week.
Deadly Bangkok Clashes Continue
Friday, May 14, 2010
At least 10 people have been killed and over 100 wounded in clashes in Bangkok between protesters and army forces.
Obama Criticizes Oil Industry over Gulf Spill
Friday, May 14, 2010
The rate of oil and methane leaking into the Gulf may be closer to 70,000 barrels a day.
How May's Floods Drenched Nashville's Classical Music Scene
Friday, May 14, 2010
The Cumberland River in Nashville swelled to more than 12 feet above flood stage earlier this month. The Tennessean's Peter Cooper talks to WQXR about Nashville's flooded concert halls and damaged instruments.
Feds Hold 4 Men in Times Square Terror Plot
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Federal authorities are holding four men for alleged links to the attempted Times Square bombing.
BP Expected to Pay $450 Million for Oil Spill
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Failed containment efforts have driven up costs.
AG Cuomo Investigates 8 Big Banks
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Have banks been misleading ratings agencies to inflate mortgage security grades?
Ziegfeld Girl Doris Eaton Travis, 106, Dies
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
The last Ziegfeld Follies girl, Doris Eaton Travis, died of an aneurysm in Commerce, Michigan, according to The New York Times.
103 Dead in Libyan Plane Crash; One Boy Survives
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Afriqiyah Airways Flight 8U 771 crashed on its landing today at Tripoli International Airport.
After Strong Day, World Stocks Fall
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
World stocks fell today, following Monday, one of the strongest days markets had in months.
GOP Questions Kagan's Experience, Ban
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Critics argue Kagan doesn't have enough experience to hold the position of Supreme Court judge. They also oppose her brief ban of the military from recruiting at a Harvard office.
Stocks Soar Due to $1 Trillion Rescue Fund
Monday, May 10, 2010
The spike followed an announcement from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund that they would provide nearly $1 trillion to help bail out European nations.
WQXR's The Washington Report
Monday, May 10, 2010
The NYT's David Sanger discusses the Supreme Court, President Karzai's visit to the capitol and the Pakistani Taliban.
April Jobs Numbers Highest in Four Years
Friday, May 07, 2010
The Labor Department reports today that 290,000 jobs were added to the economy in April.