that is the 17th drop in credit in the past 18 months. stocks were up today. the dow gained 46-1/3. the s&p 500 added 7. the nasdaq ended the day 20 ahead. when it comes to debt and spending, the president s call for more stimulus spending today. appear to be somewhat at odds with what his secretary of state was saying here in washington. correspondent james rosen has that story. reporter: aides to secretary of state clinton had billed her appearance in washington counsel on foreign relations as a major speech, one in which she would herald the united states leadership and hailed the obama era as a new american moment. the united states can, must and will lead in this new century. minutes later in a q&a session where she was asked about spending levels, clinton was lamenting america s inability to control its own fate and the projections of weakness. our rising debt levels poses a national security threat. it undermines our capacity to