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House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, and the Senate Budget Committee's top Republican, Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, right, give the GOP response to President Obama's budget submission for Fiscal Year 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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A vendor selling roses and another selling heart-shaped balloons wait for Valentine's Day customers in Beijing on Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Copies of the U.S. government budget for fiscal 2012 are stacked up at the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington on Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Denver Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony (15) scores against Dallas Mavericks Tyson Chandler, right, in the closing seconds of the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)
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Rep. Robert E. Andrews, New Jersey Democrat, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill about rejecting spending cuts in education on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, in Washington. He is joined at right by Rep. Timothy H. Bishop, New York Democrat. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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** FILE ** In this Feb. 10, 2011, photo, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Stephen Elop CEO of Nokia, left, with CEO of Microsoft Steve Ballmer, speaking in London, as he announces the strategic partnership with Microsoft on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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The structure of an electric car differs considerably from that of a conventional car — and the new components pose a number of new safety challenges.
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The condominium homes range in size from 1,465 to 1,703 square feet. Buyers can add an electric fireplace to the living room.
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A fire rages out of control in a block of row houses after a natural-gas explosion on Wednesday evening, Feb. 9, 2011, in Allentown, Pa. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)
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MOVERS: Republican leaders in the House leave a luncheon with President Obama on Wednesday. From left are: Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio, Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of California and Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia. They discussed spending and the national debt. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke (Associated Press)
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Rep. Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming Republican voted against the budget blueprint and pushed for further cuts in spending. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Jeff Flake, Arizona Republican, voted against the budget blueprint and pushed for further cuts in spending. (Associated Press)
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Screen capture from Match.com website. (Courtesy of Match.com) ** FILE **
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GIVING A BREAK: President Obama, calling for a simpler tax system, says that "it's time to stop subsidizing yesterday's energy; it's time to invest in tomorrow's." (Bloomberg)
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Sen. Orrin G. Hatch says lawmakers should end special individual and corporate tax breaks but not to put money back into the federal government. (Associated Press)
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Arianna Huffington, co-founder of the Huffington Post, will hold a top job after the $315 million merger of her website and Internet pioneer AOL. (Bloomberg)
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President Obama greets members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday after urging businesses to join him in an effort to change a "burdensome" corporate tax code and calling for "something smarter, something simpler, something fairer." (Bloomberg)
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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (left) and Energy Secretary Steven Chu look over a map of areas under consideration for wind energy development. Leasing of sites could begin by the end of the year. They made the announcement Monday morning. (Associated Press)
