WASHINGTON WEEK | August 24, 2007 Webcast Extra | PBS

In this online-only extra, Washington Week moderator Gwen Ifill and panel cover:

Growing tension between US and Iraq over Prime Minister Maliki's leadership;

Candidates on the credit and mortgage markets;

Political spouses on the campaign trail; and

The unique role of Reverend Billy Graham.

*You* can participate in Washington Week roundtable discussions. Each week moderator Gwen Ifill and a panel of top journalists take your questions during the Washington Week Webcast Extra.

For more information go to http://www.pbs.org/washingtonweek/

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BEARISH - song parody from versusplus.com about THE ECONOMY

A musical parody of the Terry Kirkman song "Cherish," about the turmoil in the financial markets and the prospects of a recession. For more great musical parodies, visit VERSUS -- where politics and culture do their time in rhyme -- at http://versusplus.com.

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Mike Gasior - Mortgage Backed Securities

Mike Gasior discusses the marketplace for Mortgage Backed Securities and the benefits and drawbacks of holding them within a fixed income portfolio.

mike@afs-seminars.com

http://www.afs-seminars.com

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Bill Gross on CNBC 2007-04-18 9:00 a.m.

His comments on housing and the Federal Reserve.

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