Republicans say the plan would add to the nation's debt, raise insurance costs and expand government involvement in health care.

VOA: special.2009.11.13

The Department of Education reported last year that about two-thirds of graduates from four-year colleges had student loan debt.

VOA: special.2010.04.15

Our spending has caught up with us, and our debt will soon eclipse the entire size of our entire economy.

VOA: special.2011.01.10

They also promised to try to reduce the size of their government debt in relation to their economy by twenty sixteen.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

Greece -- a popular travel place -- continues to face a debt crisis that has sharply raised its borrowing costs.

VOA: special.2010.04.23

It had no debt. And it had support for the future provided by thousands of dollars in gifts.

VOA: special.2010.06.27

Bob McDonnell said Democrats are spending too much and creating a level of debt that cannot be supported.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

But he still owed him 30 dollars from his father's debt and 75 dollars for the traps and gun, over 100 dollars.

VOA: special.2010.06.26

Leaders of the European Union say they will help Greece as it struggles under a mountain of debt.

VOA: special.2010.02.12

But one difference this time is that many newspaper companies are heavily in debt from buying other newspapers.

VOA: special.2009.03.21

Jeff Chelsky, a World Bank senior economist,says investors are avoiding higher risk debt in a flight to quality.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

One would measure the relationship between debt loads and how much students earn after they complete a program.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

The Education Department says some of that goes to waste and leaves students in debt for educations of little or no value.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

And they are urged to offer credit card and debt education and counseling sessions to all new students.

VOA: special.2009.05.28