Budget Showdown in Washington Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Top of the Hour: Pakistan Militants Were Behind Hotel Attack, Morning Headlines When Will State Budget Stallers Step Into Line? Is the US in Denial Over Its Debt? Member of Greek Parliament Defends Defaulting Your Take: Is Home Ownership Vital to the American Dream? Petty Song Lands "American Girl" in Hot Water Top of the Hour: US Cost of War Could Reach $4 Trillion, Morning Headlines In Debt Reduction Battle, Where Are the Sacred Cows? Breast Cancer Survivor Questions FDA Decision on Her ‘Miracle’ Drug Gates to Hand Defense Post Over to Panetta Residents Voice Concern Over Safety in Los Alamos With Troop Drawdown, A More Clandestine War on Al-Qaida Where is Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez? President Obama speaks at a news conference at the White House June 29, 2011. ( Chip Somodevilla / Getty ) Produced by PRI and WNYC