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President Barack Obama looks over a rollercoaster with K'NEX Inventor Joel Glickman, left, and Rodon Group President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Araten, right, during a tour of the company in Hatfield, Pa. Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. The visit comes as the White House continues a week of public outreach efforts, while also attempting to negotiate a deal with congressional leaders. The Rodon Group manufactures over 95% of the parts for KÃŒNEX Brands toys. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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President Barack Obama talks with K'NEX Vice Chairman and General Counsel Robert Glickman, left, K'NEX Inventor and Chairman Joel Glickman, second from right, and Rodon Group President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Araten, right, during a tour of the company in Hatfield, Pa. Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. The visit comes as the White House continues a week of public outreach efforts, while also attempting to negotiate a deal with congressional leaders. The Rodon Group manufactures over 95% of the parts for K'NEX Brands toys. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, talks to reporters after private discussions with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on the fiscal cliff negotiations, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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This combo made from file photos shows former International Monetary Fund chief leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn on May 19, 2011, left, and Nafissatou Diallo on July 28, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo, File)
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Politically driven matchmaking sites Redstatedate.com and Bluestatedate.com are doing a brisk business among romantic partisans. The sites allow visitors to weigh in on issues. (Political Matchmakers)
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This film image released by The Weinstein Company shows James Gandolfini in a scene from “Killing Them Softly.” (The Weinstein Company via Associated Press)
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A portion of the Beth Haim cemetery, backdropped by the Isla oil refinery, is seen in Blenheim, on the outskirts of Willemstad, Curacao. (Associated Press)
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Speaker of the House John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, talks to reporters after private discussions with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on the fiscal cliff negotiations, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. "No substantive progress has been made between the White House and the House" in the past two weeks, Boehner said. The “fiscal cliff” is a combination of tax increases and spending cuts worth about $670 billion that will take effect at the start of next year unless Congress and the White House agree to postpone or replace them. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner (left) enters the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, to meet with House and Senate leaders to discuss the looming "fiscal cliff." (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner enters the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, on his way to a meeting with House and Senate leaders to discuss the looming "fiscal cliff." (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)