Tuesday, April 19, 2011

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In this Saturday, June 26, 2010 file picture, an oil-drenched bird struggles to climb onto a boom from the waters of Barataria Bay, La., which are filled with oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. An April 20, 2010 explosion at the offshore platform killed 11 men, and the subsequent leak released an estimated 172 million gallons of petroleum into the Gulf of Mexico. - AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

The BP Oil Disaster: One Year Later

10 a.m. (ET)

The B.P. oil disaster one year later: The current environmental and economic health of the Gulf region, plus what has changed for the offshore oil drilling industry.

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In this slow-exposure photo, people walking around at the opening of the new Westfield mall in west London, are seen Thursday Oct. 30, 2008.With marble floors, crystal chandeliers, 265 stores, 40 cafes and restaurants and a champagne bar, the £1.6bn Westfield London shopping mall is glitzy and big, but the retail temple faces the most daunting retail environment in recent memory. - AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis

Caitlin Kelly: "Malled"

11 a.m. (ET)

Life on the other side of the cash register: A journalist describes what she learned about the world of American retail after getting laid off from her newspaper job and joining the ranks of low-wage workers selling over-priced goods in a mall.

The Diane Rehm Show is produced by member-supported WAMU 88.5 in Washington DC.