U.S. Debt Held by Public Tops $10T for 1st Time—Up 59 Percent Under Obama | CNSnews.com

U.S. Debt Held by Public Tops $10T for 1st Time—Up 59 Percent Under Obama | CNSnews.com: CNSNews.com) - At the close of business on Aug. 31--for the first time in the history of the country--the publicly held debt of the federal government topped $10 trillion, according to data released by the U.S. Treasury Department at 4:00 p.m. yesterday.