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WBUR: Here and Now

Produced by WBUR FM in Boston and PRI, Here and Now features fast breaking news, more leisurely analysis, and human interest stories. We also cover the arts: film, theater, music and much much more.

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Here and Now for Friday, May 16, 2008

Date: 05/16/2008
Length: 00:43:47

The White House is saying Saudi Arabia will not increase oil production — something President Bush had pushed for during his trip to Saudi Arabia. Oil prices climbed to a new high today...topping $127 a barrel. We'll speak with Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst for Oil Price Information Service. The story of a rusty old American ferry boat that transported 4,500 Jewish holocaust survivors from Europe to British-held Palestine in 1947. Here and Now's Sean Cole tells the story of the Exodus 1947 through the voices of three of the historic ship's crew members. Most of the debate around the nearly $300 billion Farm Bill centered on subsidies for farmers, but two- thirds of the money will actually be spent on food stamps and nutrition programs. And demand for food stamps right now is hitting record levels in many states. We speak with New York Times reporter, Erik Eckholm. The Preakness; the double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius; the retirements of golfer, Annika Sorenstam, and te

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