Article in the NY Times from Sunday (US time):

With little more than a week for lawmakers to avert huge tax increases and spending cuts, attention is turning from the gridlocked House to the Senate, where some Republicans on Sunday endorsed President Obama’s call for a partial deal to insulate most Americans from the tax increases but defer a resolution on spending.

Dunno … I read through the article … it doesn’t seem to be saying much or saying that there is any path mapped out to get to a deal … maybe its just me or does this article not actually show that any progress has been made, or how it might be made? Sure, its nice that there seems to be some agreement between the two sides in the Senate … but thats not the point, is it? Its the House where the gridlock is, right?