First Read: The debt debate, by the numbers

With congressional leaders at the White House on Thursday for another debt limit parley with President Obama, here is a basic number for perspective: At the end of Tuesday, the Treasury had a cash balance of $78 billion.

Source: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/07/7034790-the-debt-debate-by-the-numbers

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