US stocks down on White House veto threat


NEW YORK (AP) - A White House threat to veto legislation that would avert a debt default pushed stocks lower Tuesday.

Major indexes were already down for the day when the White House said it would object to a Republican plan in the House of Representatives that calls for raising the debt limit by $1 trillion. The plan would require the debt issue to be voted on again next year, something President Barack Obama does not want.

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