Article Photos: Hot rhetoric, tiny numbers separate Obama, Boehner

House Speaker Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, pauses while speaking to the media about the fiscal cliff on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

House Speaker Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, pauses while speaking to the media about the fiscal cliff on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)