House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, flanked by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., left, and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington after meeting to work on a budget deal and avoid a government shutdown.

First published in the April 07, 2011, 2:17 p.m. edition

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