The White House: President Barack Obama

Congressional Leaders Dept: WASHINGTON - When President Barack Obama greets congressional leaders at the White House on Friday, an elaborate set of postelection rituals will be complete. Yet divided government's ability to attack the nation's economic woes is no clearer now than it has been for months, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Or does it and speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks to reporters after the House Republicans voted for their leadership for the next session of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. He is flanked by Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, and Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-Kan., right. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Eventually, something's got to give in a country where voters are weary of gridlock and wearier still of high unemployment. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.