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GULF OIL LEAK UPDATE | Federal officials said the amount of oil escaping into the Gulf of Mexico is beginning to slow as it's being captured, but the cleanup and restoration will likely span years. Gwen Ifill talks to…

OBAMA SURVEYS GULF OIL DAMAGE | President Obama returned to the Gulf coast, as BP said it has made headway in its six-week struggle to cap the gushing oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. Ray Suarez…

GULF OIL LEAK UPDATE | BP had some success Thursday as undersea robots managed to cut the main pipe of the undersea oil, which may allow engineers to cap the gushing well. Judy Woodruff talks to Don Van Nieuwenhuise,…

GULF OIL SPILL UPDATE | BP's latest attempt to contain the Gulf oil spill stalled Wednesday when a saw became stuck in a pipe on the damaged well. Gwen Ifill talks with Jane Lubchenco, the head of NOAA, about…

GAZA RAID ROILS TURKEY | The weekend raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla where at least four Turkish nationals were killed has sparked angry protests in Turkey, one of Israel's key Muslim allies in the region. GULF OIL SPILL UPDATE |…

Louise Bourgeois, the French-born American artist whose sculptures explored women's issues and were highly influential on younger artists over a long career, died on Monday in New York. She was 98.