Obama brings debt plan to the people

WASHINGTON–The nation’s debt has become an increasingly important issue in the minds of Americans, and President Barack Obama is pushing his plan to solve the deficit and ease the debt crisis by going directly to Americans with his message. Obama addressed...

Geithner warns of debt ceiling crisis

WASHINGTON– Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday that there will a global economic crisis if Congress fails to increase the U.S. debt limit. “The consequences of that would be catastrophic to the United States,” Geithner told a Senate appropriations...