As the midnight deadline approached, efforts to finish a deal intensified, and Mr. Obama and Mr. Boehner spoke by telephone to try to find an agreement.
They pointed to a scheduled meeting in Brussels on December 8-9 as a looming deadline for those efforts.
The cut-off for voter registrations in Florida is this week and as the deadline has approached, efforts to cajole hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans to sign up for a ballot have reached fever pitch.
Still, the government remains committed to its deadline, expanding its efforts and reminding the country why the issue remains front and center.
Kerry has said his recent shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East is aimed at exploring whether progress is possible, and he has been careful not to set a firm deadline for his efforts.
So we must be ambitious ― keeping global attention on health as we draw closer to the 2015 deadline, redoubling our efforts to reach those most in need and making sure that our approach is universal rather than focused narrowly on the 'easiest to reach' communities, or on one set of nations.
The Arab League has repeatedly extended deadlines in its efforts to mediate the Syrian conflict, the greatest challenge to President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
Those recipients will, however, get mailings from the government after the deadline, in an effort to encourage them to adopt electronic payments, he said.
Alitalia's main unions agreed to extend talks with the Air France-KLM Group beyond a midnight deadline in an effort to reach an agreement on its takeover bid for the Italian carrier.
The Academy's extended deadline is an effort to help everyone get their voices heard, Ric Robertson, its chief operating officer, said in a statement, adding: "By extending the voting deadline we are providing every opportunity available to make the transition to online balloting as smooth as possible".
