TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - Thamayya Dobbs works at a call center in Arizona. But in the current economy, he says he is thinking very hard about retraining as a U.S. Border Patrol agent.

TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - Thamayya Dobbs works at a call center in Arizona. But in the current economy, he says he is thinking very hard about retraining as a U.S. Border Patrol agent.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Timothy Geithner won confirmation as U.S. Treasury secretary on Monday and vowed to act quickly to protect the U.S. economy from the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Timothy Geithner won confirmation as U.S. Treasury secretary on Monday and vowed to act quickly to protect the U.S. economy from the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Timothy Geithner won confirmation as U.S. Treasury secretary on Monday and vowed to act quickly to protect the U.S. economy from the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chaun Frost ran up her credit cards in when the U.S. economy was booming, and now the single mother is paying a heavy price.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chaun Frost ran up her credit cards in when the U.S. economy was booming, and now the single mother is paying a heavy price.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chaun Frost ran up her credit cards in when the U.S. economy was booming, and now the single mother is paying a heavy price.

DALLAS (Reuters) - Americans may reduce the amount they spend on food in response to a sour economy but some experts fear they may pick up weight in the process.

DALLAS (Reuters) - Americans may reduce the amount they spend on food in response to a sour economy but some experts fear they may pick up weight in the process.