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captioning sponsored by wpbt >> paul: preventing another a.i.g. lawmakers are busy crafting legislation to deal with firms deemed too big to fail or so big their failure would threaten the entire economy. >> all the national polls show wide a majority of americans support the public option. >> susie: the public option lives. senator harry reid says health care reform will move forward with an opt-out clause for states. >> paul: beating the street, it's a phrase we're hearing a lot this earnings season. that as surprisingly strong results show corporate america is on the road to recov...

captioning sponsored by wpbt >> paul: no sign of inflation but consumers still have the blues. from the jobs picture to housing, we look at what's weighing on the american consumer. >> jeff: more nightmares for boeing's dreamliner as an italian supplier for the 787 jumbo jet hits a snag with the plane's fuselage. coming up: what the latest production delay means for investors. >> paul: tonight's market monitor guest says despite today's market losses this is still a real bull market. he's james stack, president of stack financial management and investech research. >> i'm more in tune...

"washington journal" starts now. ♪ host: president obama leaves moscow for rome. afterward he heads to laquila, italy to attend a summit. here in washington the joint chief of staff delivers remarks about how to best accomplish objectives in the middle east at the national press club. the conference begins today at the omni shoreham hotel and among the names there will be kathleen sebelius. good morning. today is wednesday, july 8. we will talk about oil speculation coming under fire for the first half of the program. both here, it in britain, and also in france. here are the numbe...