to deal with oil spills as to what the best approach might be. brown: we wrap up a week of encore reports on the foreclosure crisis from paul solman with a look at winners and losers when mortgages are modified. suarez: e.j. dionne and michael gerson offer their end of the year analysis filling in for mark shields and david brooks. brown: from minnesota, fred de sam lazaro tells the story of one monastery s mission to preserve sacred religious texts. if you believe that we can learn from the past, the past of our lives, the past of our families and our own nation or culture, the only way the past has come down to us is in the form of these writings. suarez: plus, we profile idaho-based poet karena youtz. brown: that s all ahead. on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: auto companies make huge profits. last year, chevron made a lot of money. where does it go? every penny and more went into bringing energy to the wor
the gulf oil spill with an update from national oceanic and atmospheric administration chief jane lubchenko. suarez: plus tom bearden returns to the gulf where scientists are searching for lessons learned from damage done to fish. it s possible that what we could do is be able to give some information back to the people who are deciding about the way to deal with oil spills as to what the best approach might be. brown: we wrap up a week of encore reports on the foreclosure crisis from paul solman with a look at winners and losers when mortgages are modified. suarez: e.j. dionne and michael gerson offer their end of the year analysis filling in for mark shields and david brooks. brown: from minnesota, fred de sam lazaro tells the story of one monastery s mission to preserve sacred religious texts. if you believe that we can learn from the past, the past of our lives, the past of our families and our own nation or culture, the only way the past has come down to us i