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"We have a moral imperative ... to stand up and do what is necessary to fix this country," House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, said of his budget proposal that reduces government spending by $5.8 trillion over the next 10 years. (Associated Press)
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Customers are starting to find increased prices even at Wal-Mart, which has branded itself as a discount retailer. (Associated Press)
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Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, seen here addressing Ohio Republicans in Cleveland on March 30, took another step in his GOP presidential bid, leasing office space in a Minneapolis high-rise. (Associated Press)
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This undated artist rendering provided by Space Exploration Technologies (Space X), shows Space Exploration Technology's new rocket Falcon Heavy. On Tuesday, Elon Musk, CEO and chief rocket designer of Space X unveiled plans to launch the world's most powerful rocket since man went to the moon. (AP Photo/Space Exploration Technologies)
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This undated artist rendering provided by Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), shows Space Exploration Technology's new rocket Falcon Heavy. On Tuesday, Elon Musk, CEO and chief rocket designer of (SpaceX) unveiled plans to launch the world's most powerful rocket since man went to the moon. (AP Photo/Space Exploration Technologies)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner warned of a financial crisis if Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling. He projects the U.S. will reach the current ceiling by no later than May 16. (Associated Press)
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The world's first Armani Hotel in the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where oil production and sales are likely to benefit from the political upheavals in neighboring countries. (Associated Press)
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Illustration: Debt tsunami by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times
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This image provided by Edwards Lifesciences shows a graphic of the Edwards SAPIEN valve. A long-awaited study suggests that many people with bad aortic valves can have them replaced through a tube into an artery instead of open-heart surgery. Edwards Lifesciences Corp. is seeking federal approval for its experimental SAPIEN aortic valve, implanted through an artery. (AP Photo/Edwards Lifesciences) NO SALES
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Illustration: Shuttered Congress
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Steve Strand, who owns a RadioShack outlet in Hamilton, Mont., says he will defy RadioShack corporate officials' insistence that he halt a free-gun promotion with satellite television subscriptions, in effect since October. (Associated Press)
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Gholam Sachi Hassanzadah (left), deputy chairman of the Independent Board of New Kabul City, goes over a map of the planned development with investors visiting the site of the public-private project. (Associated Press)
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Trader William Sachs, in a Philadelphia Phillies jersey, in observance of Major League Baseball's opening day, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, March 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Brookfield Homes is building 100 single-family homes at Little River Preserve in Chantilly. The homes are base-priced from $499,990 to $514,990.
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** FILE ** The Dublin offices of Irish Life & Permanent are pictured in February 2009. The Irish bank is one of four financial institutions that will need at total of 24 billion euros ($34 billion) in coming months to demonstrate that they won't collapse in the face of future crises, the Irish Central Bank announced Thursday. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)
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In this product photo provided by iRobot Corp., the Scooba 230, is shown. The engineers at iRobot Corp. continue to fill the world with wondrous robots, the latest being a compact floor-washing machine called the Scooba 230.(AP Photo/iRobot Corp.) NO SALES
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In this product photo provided by iRobot Corp., the Scooba 230, is shown. The engineers at iRobot Corp. continue to fill the world with wondrous robots, the latest being a compact floor-washing machine called the Scooba 230.(AP Photo/iRobot Corp.) NO SALES
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FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2007 file photo, an Indian worker carries a Vodafone sign to erect it on a street lamp post in Mumbai, India. Vodafone said Thursday, March 31, 2011 it it paying $5 billion cash to buy out the Essar Group's stake in their Indian joint venture. The buyout of Essar's 33 percent stake has been long expected and brings to an end what by many accounts has been an increasingly sour relationship between the partners. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh, File)
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George Lucas, second from right, talks about digital filmmaking as RealD CEO and chairman Michael Lewis, left, James Cameron, second from left, and Jeffrey Katzenberg look on during a panel discussion at teh CinemaCon convention, Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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The aftermath of Japan's devastation is on display at a Suzuki company lot, where ravaged vehicles are lined up. The nation has signaled it will finance the recovery by issuing bonds. (Associated Press)
