Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
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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Former debt commission co-chair explains
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...
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...
Senator Barrasso demands Congress to act to prevent automatic raise
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...
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....
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...
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...
Dems, GOP have big plans for next Congress
Senate to tackle wide range of issues
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-...
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 ...
Key policymakers criticize president's disengagement
Government study says tax hikes, budget cuts could trigger recession in 2013
President Obama's poor choice of words during speech could come back to haunt him in many ways
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...
Power Panel weighs in
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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