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President Obama makes an opening statement on the ongoing budget negotiations before a press conference at the White House on July 15, 2011. (Associated Press)
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President Obama makes an opening statement on the ongoing budget negotiations before a press conference at the White House on July 15, 2011. (Associated Press)
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From left: President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, Illinois Democrat, meet in the Cabinet Room of the White House on July 13, 2011, regarding the debt ceiling. (Associated Press)
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Libyan rebels gather around a captured tank in Kabaw, western Libya, on July 14, 2011. (Associated Press)
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House Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio (second from left) prepares to speak about the debt ceiling on Capitol Hill on Thursday. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia (right) and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of California look on. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (center), Kentucky Republican, is flanked by House Speaker John Boehner (right), Ohio Republican, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)
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Gov. Mark Dayton discusses the budget deal at the University of Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey School in Minneapolis on Thursday. Mr. Dayton offered major concessions in a bid to end a government shutdown, dropping his pursuit of tax hikes to say he was willing to accept - with conditions - a Republican proposal . (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Federal subsidies for farmers are cited by budget-cutters on Capitol Hill as a potential area of agreement with the White House. The subsidies cost taxpayers billions of dollars a year. "It has become impossible to justify these programs," said Rep. Ron Kind, Wisconsin Democrat.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Former New York Gov. George E. Pataki is preparing to visit Iowa next week before deciding whether to make a late entry into the 2012 presidential race.
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People line up to stitch the National 9/11 Flag during a special ceremony Thursday at the Russell Senate Office Building. The flag is on tour countrywide to be mended in time for the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Rep. Peter T. King, New York Republican, has urged the FBI to investigate allegations of phone hacking aimed at 9/11 victims.
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United States goalkeeper Hope Solo celebrates after the U.S. secured a berth in the final by beating France 3-1 on Wednesday. The U.S. will play Japan on Sunday. (Associated Press)
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says relations with the U.S. can improve only after "an agreement regarding the architecture of the European missile defense system." (Associated Press)
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Freshly baked baguettes from Paul bakery, to be used in the Baguette Relay Races, held at the United States Navy Memorial, to honor Bastille Day, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 14, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Baker Malik Ayed takes a break at Paul Bakery while baking loaves of baguettes in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 14, 2011. Some of these loaves will be used in the Baguette Relay Races, held at the United States Navy Memorial, to honor Bastille Day. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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People walk near the site of Wednesday's explosion at Dadar in Mumbai, India, Thursday, July 14, 2011. No terror group has claimed responsibility for the triple bombings that killed 17 people on Wednesday in India's financial capital, and investigators have no immediate suspects in the attacks that came without warning, the country's top security official said Thursday. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (right), Virginia Republican, and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (left), California Republican, listens as House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)
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Thai prime minister-to-be Yingluck Shinawatra, center, talks with reporters after her arrival at the Pheu Thai party's headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Yingluck, 44, is set to become Thailand's first female prime minister on Wednesday played down a decision by the Election Commission to postpone certification of her poll victory over allegations she violated electoral law. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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Hand stitching can be seen on one of the stars on the official 9/11 National flag, which was in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, July 14, 2011. The flag, which was flying just south of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, is making its way around the country and is being stitched back together by Americans, many of whom have suffered their own tragedies. The goal is for the flag to be completed by this Sept. 11, in time for the 10th anniversary of the attacks. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Landon Carter, 4, of Ocoee, Fla., gets help making a stitch in the official 9/11 National flag during a stitching ceremony Thursday, July 14, 2011 at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. Landon's aunt, Maria Ramirez, was killed in the Sept. 11 attack in New York City. This flag was flying just south of the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001 and is now making its way around the country and is being stitched back together by Americans. The flag is scheduled to be completed by this Sept. 11, in time for the 10th anniversary of the attacks. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
