Los Angeles Times: Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew tried to increase pressure on lawmakers to raise the nation's debt limit before a Nov. 3 deadline, warning that he feared an accidental federal government default if they wait too long.
"I worry every time we hit this that sometime there would be an accident, and that would be terrible," he told CNBC-TV in an interview Monday.
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