Time short, tempers flare in budget showdown

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, left, and Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, president pro temper of the Senate, talk on a day of contentious voting on spending legislation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2011. Negotiations between House Republicans and Democrats to pass a budget bill appear to have stalled, raising the possibility of a government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)