Akhir 28, 1432 H/April 2, 2011, SPA -- U.S. President Barack Obama told Republican and Democratic leaders of Congress on Saturday that time was running short to agree a budget deal and urged both sides to avoid a government shutdown, the White House said, according to Reuters. Obama made separate calls to John Boehner, the Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Harry Reid, the Democratic Senate majority leader, to discuss progress on agreeing spending cuts for this year, the White House said in a statement.
