then jacqueline o'neill of the institute for inclusive security talks about the role women play in muslimries. then a former c.i.a. intelligence officer looks at al qaeda's determination to acquire weapons of mass destruction. "washington journal" is next. . >> good morning and welcome to "washington journal" on sunday the last day of january for 2010. dozen president obama need a republican congress? will washington and the administration benefit from republicans in congress? is there more balance when one party doesn't control both the executive and legislative branches? we will take your calls on that. >> we are also on online. you can e-mail us. and twitter. you can also find us on facebook. we are looking at a column in the washington called "does obama need a g.o.p. congress?" down into the story he writes it is tempting to wonder whether obama may have better luck under a republican congress. it was floated by

jacqueline o'neill talks about the role that when planned peace building in security efforts in muslim countries. after that, a former cia intelligence officer on his recent article in "form policy" magazine. plus or e-mail and phone calls. "washington journal." live tomorrow starting at 7:00 and on c-span. yesterday, the government announced a 5.7% growth in the gross domestic product. president obama talks about his weekly online address and including initiatives to lower the federal deficit. and susan collins, senior republican on the senate homeland security committee discusses the interrogation procedures used against -- airliner flight 253. >> at this time last year, banks were on the verge of collapse and job losses of 700,000 and month. we received another troubling piece of news about our economy. it was shrinking at an alarming rate. the largest six-month decline in 50 years. factories and farms were producing less, businesses were selling less, and more job losses were on the horizon. one year later, according to numbers released this past week, this trend has reversed itsel