Treasury’s inability to raise debt limit could cause problems

By Laurel Adams

The debt limit, which is the ceiling on Treasury’s ability to pay obligations already incurred, could be reached as early as April....

Kent Conrad — Senate Budget Committee

By Caitlin Ginley

As Washington struggles to cope with unprecedented deficits and an influx of Tea Party conservatives, perhaps no one will be under the micro

By 2020, 90 cents of every dollar will go to entitlements and debt interest

By Laurel Adams

Long-term simulations of government debt offer a cold, harsh look at the federal economic situation, according to the Government Accountabil
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FACT CHECK: Does the United States "look a lot like Greece?"

By FactCheck.Org

Republican Sen. McConnell wrong in likening U.S. debt to Greek financial crisis

FACT CHECK: Twists and turns on the U.S. debt ceiling

By FactCheck.Org and Scott Blackburn

Senate GOP leader, senior House Democrat misstate debt ceiling facts

FACT CHECK: False and misleading claims have plagued the debt debate

By FactCheck.Org

FACT CHECK: Distortions and misrepresentations as the debt debate rages on

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Toomey's Club for Growth years will inform his deficit committee work

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Toomey opposed post-2008 crash programs as biggest bailouts since Depression

Excerpts from this story referencing "Deficit":

"… als that will make him a formidable force on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.Toomey grew up in a working class family in East Providence, R.I …"

FACT CHECK: Did Perry double Texas budget?

By FactCheck.Org

Super PAC singles out Perry for 'doubling' Texas' budget in ad, but doesn't have all the facts

Skyrocketing deficit

By The Center for Public Integrity

In Bush’s first year in office, the deficit grew by nearly 1,000 percent