Location:
washington, ,
Post Date:
Dec 4, 2012 8:14 PM
TAG ID:
xnaphotos186306
(RM)
Credit:
Zhang Jun / Xinhua News Agency/Newscom
Format:
2156 x 3000 Color JPEG
Photographer:
Zhang Jun
Keywords:
ie
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
(121205) -- WASHINGTON D.C., Dec. 5, 2012 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner attends a lighting ceremony of the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree at the West Front Lawn of the Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Dec. 4, 2012. U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday rejected a Republican proposal to avert the looming fiscal cliff and insisted that any deal must include a rise in income tax rates on the wealthiest Americans. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)(lyx)