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Can vitamins cut lung cancer risk?
(CNN) – Lung cancer kills more people than any other type of cancer out there, but could a few changes to your diet cut your risk, even if you're a smoker? Our chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta joined us on Wednesday's American Morning for more information.
Obama, BP set for Gulf oil showdown
(CNN) – President Obama will come face-to-face with the bosses at BP today for the first time since this disaster started – 58 days ago. The president's senior adviser, David Axelrod, joined us on Wednesday's American Morning to talk about what we can expect from the meeting.
Read more: BP bosses at White House for oil disaster showdown
Israel could ease Gaza blockade within days, Blair says
(CNN) – A deal to ease the Israeli blockade of Gaza could be in place "pretty quickly," Middle East envoy Tony Blair told CNN Wednesday.
Israel currently maintains a list of items allowed into the Palestinian territory, but would switch to a system where "stuff can go in as a matter of course unless it is on a prohibited list," the former British prime minister said.
"That would allow us to get a lot more of the ordinary stuff " needed for daily life into Gaza, while still protecting Israel's security, he said. "If we can do that over the next couple of days or so, that will be a significant step forward."
Israel has maintained tight controls on what can go into Gaza since Hamas took over in 2007, saying it must keep weapons out of the hands of the militant movement.
It sparked international outrage when Israeli commandos raided a Turkish ship trying to break the blockade May 31, killing nine people.
Israel says its soldiers were attacked when they boarded the ship, the Mavi Marmara.
Israel has resisted calls for an international investigation into the incident, from the United Nations among others, and set up a probe of its own led by a retired Israeli judge.
Breaking down Obama's oil remarks
(CNN) – President Barack Obama used his first Oval Office address to the nation Tuesday to say 90 percent of the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico will be captured within weeks, and to call for a new clean energy policy to end U.S. dependence on fossil fuels.
Before last night's address, a poll showed more than two-thirds of the country thought President Obama needed to get tougher on BP. How did he fare? Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley and Newsweek contributing editor Julia Reed joined us on Wednesday's American Morning to weigh in on the speech.
Read more: Obama details oil spill response, calls for energy reform
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