Eying volatile markets, Obama urges Congress to pass budget

President Barack Obama said on Thursday urged the Congress to avoid contributing to global economic uncertainty and quickly pass a budget before a deadline at the end of September to prevent a government shutdown. Obama called the U.S. economy "an anchor of global strength and stability" but said a down-to-the-wire budget drama would hurt momentum and add to strains in the global economy. There's been a lot of reports in the news, and stock markets swinging, and worries about China and about Eur