Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) gradually pieced together the makings of an agreement Monday to avert default ahead of a Thursday debt limit deadline. The emerging deal, which is not yet finalized, would also restore funding for the federal government, which has been shuttered since Oct 1.
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