Makings of a fiscal deal appearing beyond the hot rhetoric

The Associated PressGOVERNORS ASSOCIATION: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, right, speaks as President Barack Obama meets with members of the National Governors Association on Tuesday, regarding the fiscal cliff, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington. Counter clockwise, from Walker are,...

The Associated PressWEST WING: National Governors Association Executive Committee member, Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, center, listens to NGA Vice Chair,  Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, left, and NGA Chairman, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, right, speak  outside the West Wing of the White House Tues...