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Pitt Fends Off Pressure to Step Down at SEC

SEC chief Harvey Pitt resists calls to resign. Democrats question Pitt's handling of ex-FBI and CIA Director William Webster, whose nomination to head an accounting oversight board is under a cloud. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

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Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent. He reports on ups and downs in the national economy as well as fault lines between booming and busting communities.