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Lame Duck Session

A lame duck session of Congress in the United States occurs whenever one Congress meets after its successor is elected, but before the successor's term begins.

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    President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner dug in Wednesday on their already hardened positions on tax increases versus spending cuts as the outlines of a...

  2. Alan Simpson: Chaos in Congress after presidential election

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  3. After last year's budget failures, the converted gather for annual deficit pep talk

    Government leaders past and present gathered in Washington on Tuesday to do what they do best about the nation's deficit woes: talk.At an annual "fiscal summit" in a...

  4. After last year's budget failures, lawmakers gather for annual deficit pep talk

    Government leaders past and present gathered in Washington to do what they do best about the nation's deficit woes: talk.At an annual "fiscal summit" Tuesday in a ca...

  5. Chaos in Congress over tax hikes

    Senator Barrasso demands Congress to act to prevent automatic raise

  6. Plenty of Unfinished Business Awaits Congress in Lame Duck Session

    Democrats are hoping to squeeze debate on numerous bills into their lame duck session after the Nov. 2 midterm elections, even though the elections could shift the b...

  7. Fox News Poll: Wrong to Pass Legislation in Lame -Duck Session

    It's common for the majority party to lose congressional seats during a midterm election, and many pundits believe Republicans will make significant gains this year....

  8. Exclusive: Boehner Expects 'Whale of a Fight' With Obama Over Taxes in Lame Duck Session

    John Boehner, who as House Republican leader is in line to take over as speaker next year, told Fox News on Thursday he expects a "whale of a fight" with President O...

  9. Lame Duck Session in Danger of Lame Outcome

    With the elections in the rearview mirror, a lame-duck Congress is preparing to convene its final session – one that might turn out to be quite short and unproductiv...

  10. Agenda for Lame Duck Session

    Dems, GOP have big plans for next Congress

  11. Long List for Lame -Duck Session

    Senate to tackle wide range of issues

  12. Lengthy To-Do List Awaits Lame Duck Session

    WASHINGTON -- Now that the elections are over, a lame-duck Congress comes back to work this month to deal with a pile of unfinished business: whether to extend Bush-...

  1. Congress needs to tell Law of the Sea Treaty to get lost

    The American political system is still coming to grips with the loss of sovereignty resulting from the START treaty, rammed through the last Congressional lame duck ...

  2. Obama absent as Congress deadlocks on key issues

    Key policymakers criticize president's disengagement

  3. CBO warns of US falling off 'fiscal cliff'

    Government study says tax hikes, budget cuts could trigger recession in 2013

  4. Will voters 'forget' the 'magnitude' of the recession?

    President Obama's poor choice of words during speech could come back to haunt him in many ways

  5. Congressional leaders gird for 'chaos' session over tax hikes, debt ceiling

    Republican and Democratic congressional leaders are stepping up their war of words over a looming lame-duck session that is already being described as "chaos in Cong...

  6. Looking at race for control of the House

    Power Panel weighs in

  7. Boehner tees up next round of debt-ceiling fight, Geithner pleads for no 'drama'

    House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday teed up another debt-ceiling brawl, announcing that Republicans will insist on the same kinds of demands that Democrats claim b...

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