Shutdown end in sight as senators announce agreement

 
By ALAN FRAM, ANDREW TAYLOR and ZEKE MILLER
The Associated PressWASHINGTON  — Democrats lined up behind a plan to reopen the federal government Monday as the Senate began a key vote.
Senators predicted a proposal to fund the government until Feb. 8 would move forward, overcoming a Democratic filibuster and clearing the way for an end to the three-day shutdown.
Democrats climbed onboard after two days of negotiations that ended with new reassurances from Senate Majority Leader M