As Markets Slump, U.S. Tries to Halt Cycle of Fear: Top Officials Push to Inspire Confidence in Crisis Response By Emphasizing the Long-Run

months. Obama's aides yesterday continued to try to drum up support for his budget. The Treasury secretary, Timothy F. Geithner, and the director of the Office of Management and Budget, Peter R. Orszag, argued that the spending plan, to the tune of $3.6...