The politics of a lame-duck session would be complex. From Wordnik.com. [Tax Cuts Dividing Democrats] Reference
Barak has been negotiating as a lame-duck prime minister. From Wordnik.com. [The Hawk Takes Flight] Reference
(Unless Congress rams it all through during the lame-duck session.). From Wordnik.com. [Dem Polls Make Case For Middle Class Tax Cuts, Dems Unconvinced] Reference
What's more, he warns, lame-duck sessions are unpredictable as well. From Wordnik.com. [Tax WarsGearing Up for the] Reference
White House allies dismissed the resulting lame-duck talk as Beltway blather. From Wordnik.com. [Playing From The Rough] Reference
Arab and Israeli officials have genuine worries about the lame-duck phenomenon. From Wordnik.com. [Of Diplomats And Lame Ducks] Reference
However, there are some considerations when choosing from a lame-duck GM brand. From Wordnik.com. [What the post-bankruptcy GM means to you] Reference
Mostly, however, TV's loosest cannon seems to be enjoying his new lame-duck status. From Wordnik.com. [Good Night, Dave] Reference
With Castle gone, that's one vote against lame-duck action that the GOP can't expect. From Wordnik.com. [What Republicans might fear most about O'Donnell's victory] Reference
The looming lame-duck session will be among the most interesting of the 17 since 1940. From Wordnik.com. [Want to know more about lame-duck sessions?] Reference
And it's unclear if it will be considered if Congress returns for a lame-duck session. From Wordnik.com. [Pool safety bill treading water] Reference
A lame-duck U.S. president faced an opposition party in charge of both houses of Congress. From Wordnik.com. [America’s Fatal Flaw] Reference
A big loss will only underscore Roh's lame-duck status (by law he cannot seek re-election). From Wordnik.com. [Incumbents, Beware] Reference
The Senate will return briefly in September and will probably have a short lame-duck session. From Wordnik.com. [Obama makes four recess appointments] Reference
A lame-duck prez's high-stakes summit makes the CW wonder what the respective candidates would do. From Wordnik.com. [Putin On The Ritz Edition] Reference
And they've got to do it in the next few weeks, not wait until a lame-duck session after Election Day. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Reich: The Defining Issue: Who Should Get the Tax Cut -- The Rich or Everyone Else?] Reference
If the Hyde committee moves quickly, the lame-duck 105th Congress would have a chance to vote on the bill. From Wordnik.com. [The Starr Chamber] Reference
Two months ago, lame-duck president Todd Stroger appointed Art Turner, a state representative, to run POET. From Wordnik.com. [Stroger-Run Jobs Program Loses Millions Through Mismanagement] Reference
I am confident that the actions of the lame-duck Mr. King will be reversed in January when he leaves office. From Wordnik.com. [Gulf Claims Process Should Better Mirror the Law] Reference
The upcoming lame-duck session in Congress could be one of the last opportunities for national reform before 2013. From Wordnik.com. [Teryn Norris: Climate Movement at a Crossroads] Reference
Not that the lame-duck session is likely to turn into the spendy-liberal-big-government-fest that Republicans fear. From Wordnik.com. [What Republicans might fear most about O'Donnell's victory] Reference
But it's still not clear whether Congress will act before the November elections or in a lame-duck session afterward. From Wordnik.com. [Congress May Not Address Tax Issues Before Election] Reference
Besides, he's a lame-duck president, his weakness on full display in last week's plaintive State of the Union address. From Wordnik.com. [Preview Of A Post-U.S. World] Reference
But even dealing with a possible lame-duck presidency, Latin America will be dealing with a nation that is a roaring lion. From Wordnik.com. ['Dim And Perverse'] Reference
And we can add the lame-duck session after the 1998 elections, when House Republicans reconvened to impeach President Clinton. From Wordnik.com. [Want to know more about lame-duck sessions?] Reference
Hoyer also refused to predict whether the bill was more likely to move this month, or in a lame-duck session after the election. From Wordnik.com. [D.C. statues bill caught up in voting rights, gun law controversies] Reference
The House voted down a resolution opposing a lame-duck session to tackle hot button issues such as new taxes and climate change. From Wordnik.com. [You Vote, They Don't Listen] Reference
Both previous attempts at reaching a final deal, in 2000 and 2008, stumbled on lame-duck leadership in Jerusalem and Washington. From Wordnik.com. [At the Mideast peace talks, a changed Netanyahu] Reference
Schroeder's decision to hold early elections at least spares the country 16 months of likely paralysis under a lame-duck chancellor. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT'S GOING RIGHT] Reference
With the Democrats coming to power in a matter of weeks, Barton is now moving to pass a House bill in the lame-duck session of Congress. From Wordnik.com. [The Editor's Desk] Reference
Rumors about what sorts of crazy policies the Democrats might try to pass in a lame-duck session have horrified conservatives for months. From Wordnik.com. [What Republicans might fear most about O'Donnell's victory] Reference
The lame-duck session of Congress really needs to spend on unemployment benefits, aid to save the local governments and on food stamps. From Wordnik.com. [Even Dr. Doom Likes Them] Reference
This week, the House voted down a resolution opposing a lame-duck session to tackle hot button issues such as new taxes and climate change. From Wordnik.com. [You Vote, They Don't Listen] Reference
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