WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The White House says it regrets a "misunderstanding" arising from a report a House Republican was disrespectful to President Barack Obama during budget talks.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said on his Facebook page a member of Congress, whose name he did not mention, told Obama, "I cannot even stand to look at you." White House spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday the incident "did not happen," but a spokesman for Durbin said the second-ranking Senate Democrat "stands by his comments."