Members of the Senate Finance Committee emerged from an hourlong closed-door meeting yesterday with optimism that a deal on how to handle more than 100 expiring tax provisions - including a key tax break for wind energy - could be reached this year even as they acknowledged persistent questions over how quickly agreement could be reached or what form an extenders bill would take.

"It's just a work in progress; let's put it that way," Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters after the meeting. "No final decisions, just a very good discussion on a range of issues."
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