Now, we did that in December during the lame duck on the tax cut issue.
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The phrase "lame duck" itself came into use in the U.S. Congress in the early 1800s.
There is now a lame duck government in Portugal, with elections expected within three months.
And is your to-do list for the lame duck session getting shorter and shorter?
How will Democrats get a lame duck administration to support whatever proposal they eventually put forth?
The defeated, lame duck Herbert Hoover saw a banking crisis emerging and wanted to stop it.
This, combined with his slumping popularity, has led some to describe him as a lame duck.
Were the health fund idea to fail, it might not make Ms Merkel a lame duck.
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Unfortunately, that accord was subsequently, and scandalously, approved by the Senate during its lame duck session.
It's possible that the election has changed the dynamic for this "lame duck" Congress.
There is no higher national security priority for the lame duck session of Congress.
She said Ahmadinejad may be left a "lame duck" after butting heads with Khamenei.
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Mr Rutte is a lame duck after resigning when the budget negotiations broke down.
Recall the turmoil Bill Clinton initiated during his lame duck term in office?
Will the GOP concede and compromise in the critical pre-fiscal cliff lame duck period?
That would mean convincing the lame duck Congress to quietly pass a one or two year increase.
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Some have labeled Ryan a "lame duck, " a placeholder for whomever Idzik decides to hire next offseason.
Is this on a list of things the President would like to accomplish during the lame duck?
And so one thing I hope people have seen during this lame duck -- I am persistent.
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Under present circumstances, however, there is not much the lame duck in the Pentagon E-Ring can do.
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The GOP could also gain "lame duck" control if Republican challenger Jim Talent defeats Missouri Democratic Sen.
Such an outcome may not happen during this week's lame duck session of the expiring 110th Congress.
Welcome to the lame duck session. (Laughter.) We just heard the President say, essentially, two things.
The council wants the lame duck session of Congress to keep the funding target at 92% for 2009.
The House leaders say they will expel him during the lame duck session if he doesn't resign first.
The Bush Administration lacks economic vision and energy, and "Lame Duck" is writ large across the White House.
Thus our collective financial fate is likely to be left to the actions of a lame duck Congress.
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And as from Senator Voinovich, is there any indication that this could happen in the lame duck session?
By prolonging the suspense about his intentions, Mr Uribe has managed to avoid becoming a prematurely lame duck.
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