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  • Paul Nolte, director of investments with Hindsdale Associates, talks with Bill Radke about the outlook for retail sales in July and if August will be any better.

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  • Hackers attacked Twitter this morning and forced it to shut down. Tim Bahairn, principal analyst at Creative Strategies, talks with Bill Radke about how this affected Tweeters.

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  • Reporter Jeremy Hobson talks with Bill Radke about why a judge in New York is refusing to let a settlement go forward between Bank of America and the SEC.

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  • Reporter Jeremy Hobson talks with Steve Chiotakis about some of the proposed changes that the White House is mulling for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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  • Marketplace's Scott Tong talks with Bill Radke about the dramatic, two-month long strike at a South Korean automaker and what it says about the larger auto industry.

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  • State programs are being cut all across California, but one L.A. program is actually expanding. Summer Night Lights keeps parks open until midnight in some of the city's toughest neighborhoods. Jeff Tyler reports.

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  • The Senate is likely to vote on adding $2 billion to the Cash for Clunkers program. Economics correspondent Chris Farrell talks with Steve Chiotakis about the pitfalls to the program, and who will get a boost from it.

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  • We've heard a lot about how the recession has affected the "American Dream." But the literal meaning of the term hasn't gotten much attention. So how has the downturn been affecting Americans' dreams? Krissy Clark reports.

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  • Canada is faring much better during the recession than the U.S. for a number of reasons, including government policy. Commentator David Frum thinks American lawmakers have a few things to learn from the Canadian stimulus package.

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  • At the end of Lebanon's civil war, a series of laws was introduced to improve prospects for female entrepreneurs. Lebanese women have been playing catch-up to their male counterparts ever since. Now there is an emerging sector of services by women, for women. Don Duncan reports.

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