International donors and lenders continue to be concerned about the quality of fiscal management and Gambia's debt burden.

FORBES: Gambia

But our medical insurance premiums today are already way too expensive, and I continue to be concerned about costs.

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At the same time, individual investors continue to be concerned about the potential for higher interest rates (and thereby lower bond prices) in the future.

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While we were fearful of the rating downgrade and continue to be concerned about the amount of debt the Treasury keeps accumulating, we have not seen any evidence that the behavior of Treasuries has fundamentally changed.

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And so I think members of all parties will be well served if we get a deal that reduces spending responsibly and allows us now, then, to move forward and to tackle some of these other big issues that Americans continue to be concerned about.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

We continue also, by the way, to be concerned about the rebuilding process in the wake of the terrible earthquake and tsunami.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Noda of Japan