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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Subprime

The current credit crunch led by failed subprime loans are creating uncertainty amoung the natives

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Bulls retreat on economic worries

Aug. 23 - Stocks pull back from an early run up after Countrywide alarms investors over spill-over from the housing market. Credit woes also hit the U.S. commercial paper market. The Dow closed down fractionally at 13,235.88. The S&P 500 was down 1.57 points to close at 1,462.50. The Nasdaq lost 11.10 points to close at 2,541.70.

Diane King reports from New York.

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MoneyWatch (CBS News)

Alexis Christoforous reports that credit jitters continue to plague Wall Street; layoffs began at mortgage-lender Countrywide Financial; and Mattel has been hit with a class action lawsuit. (CBSNews.com)

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