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

With over 600 billion dollars in debt, Lehman's failure was the largest bankruptcy in United States history.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

Banks hold one and a half of the three and a half trillion dollars in debt that supports the commercial real estate market.

VOA: special.2009.09.04

He says the combination of credit card debt and big student loans is burying young people in debt and driving many of them to bankruptcy.

VOA: special.2009.04.10

Dubai World Group is seeking to renegotiate terms on twenty-six billion dollars in debt.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

Many of the companies were small, weak and in debt.

VOA: special.2009.10.09

GM was one hundred seventy-two billion dollars in debt.

VOA: special.2009.10.09

In eighteen ninety-three, he found himself deeply in debt.

VOA: special.2010.03.21

G.M.was one hundred seventy-two billion dollars in debt.

VOA: special.2009.06.05

He was heavily in debt. He was childlike.

VOA: special.2009.06.27

Many finish their education heavily in debt.

VOA: special.2009.06.02

State-owned investment company Dubai World,which manages much of the city-state's massive development projects, is asking creditors for a delay in repaying about $60 billion in debt.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

Onishi and Inamori must also tackle nearly $25 billion in debt.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

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