WASHINGTON (AP) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Monday that he will immediately halt investments in two big government pension plans so the government can continue to borrow money....
Debt Limit Reached, Us Halts 2 Pension Investments
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, Associated Press
Mon, 05/16/2011 - 9:39am
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