After weeks of partisan posturing, congressional leaders settled on a bipartisan bill to stave off a partial government shutdown next month. CQ Roll Call's Paul M. Krawzak and David Lerman assess the bumpy path to a continuing resolution and the final obstacles to passage. Show Notes: December stopgap funding bill readied for House floor action House eyes vote early next week on bipartisan CR Stopgap funding negotiations heat up after Johnson plan defeat