May 12th, 2010

• Hal Sparks joins Steph in the NYC Bureau at 9:05am ET / 6:05am PT for all three hours of “Humpdays With Hal”

• Rep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ) calls in at 9:35am ET / 6:35am PT to talk about the economy and jobs

• Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, calls in at 9:45am ET / 6:45am PT to talk about National Lab Day

• Karl Frisch, Contributor to Media Matters for America, calls in at 10:05am ET / 7:05am PT to co-host Right Wing World

• Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) calls in at 11:05am ET / 8:05am PT to talk about the BP oil spill

• In back-to-back U.S. Senate inquiries on Tuesday, lawmakers chastised officials from BP PLC and its drilling partners over attempts to shift blame to each other. They were asked to explain a “cascade of failures” that led to the catastrophic explosion on aboard a drilling rig and the blown-out wellhead that has spewed at least 4 million gallons of oil into the Gulf over three weeks.

• David Cameron, the youthful leader who modernized the party of right-wing icon Margaret Thatcher, became prime minister Tuesday after the resignation of Gordon Brown — capping a gripping election saga that returns the Tories to government after 13 years of Labour Party rule.

• Vice President Joe Biden’s older son, DE Attorney General Beau Biden, had a mild stroke Tuesday and was transferred to a Philadelphia hospital, where he was alert and talking with family.