Beat the clock: Reid cites 'tremendous progress' in debt ceiling talks

CNN: Washington (CNN) -- Will Tuesday be Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's "bright day"?

Reid said Monday night that talks with his Republican counterpart, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, had made "tremendous progress" toward an agreement to end the partial government shutdown and raise the nation's self-imposed borrowing limit, raising hopes among investors, world leaders and regular Americans that the shutdown stalemate was nearing an end.

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