The Cup has traveled from the back of a duck boat in the streets of Boston to the greens of Pebble Beach, and from a sauna in Finland to a Slovakian castle.
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And even more important is whether Congress will extend the Bush tax cuts at least until the economy is growing respectably, when they come back for the lame duck session in November.
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He had Jefferson lbw with his third ball, and two deliveries later Sutton took a good low catch down the leg side to send back Mark Wagh for a duck.
Unfortunately, members have come back for a lame-duck session.
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And then there was the duck that dated back to June (yuck), two week old tomato sauce (retch), expired peanut dressing, and an improperly functioning freezer to name but a few of the violations.
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The culinary history of Peking duck goes as far back as the Yuan dynasty, where it was listed in royal cookbooks as an imperial food.
Watson's inclusion puts further pressure on Andrew Symonds, who after scores of 26 and 20 in the opening Test with New Zealand - his first back after suspension - made a duck in the second game.
Beginning the day on 43-2, Warwickshire immediately lost Jonathan Trott, who was lbw on the back foot to Simon Cook for a duck.
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But, look, I would go back to what we were saying, Dan, in all honesty, back during the beginning of the lame duck session -- quite frankly, even somewhat directly after the election.
West Indies were on the back foot after Chris Gayle departed for a duck.
They spotted Mr. Graham down a hallway near the back of the apartment and saw the teen duck into the bathroom.
The force summoning them back in this pitiable condition is the lame-duck session.
However things may turn out, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad comes back to the global scene with a lame-duck presidency that may last anywhere from few months if the mounting opposition succeeds in demanding a new election, or else go to a full term if it fails.
At 5 pm, the ducks march back to the elevator, which returns them to the rooftop Royal Duck Palace, where guests can also catch a glimpse of them through glass windows during off-hours.
Though many Americans, black and white, greeted Mr Bush's address from New Orleans warmly, if he wants to avoid becoming a lame duck in his second term he will need to claw back the conservative support that won him two elections.
If he steps forward and starts putting real specifics on the table for some of the hard choices and uses his platform to explain to the country why it is so important not to duck from these issues as we work to get the economy back on track, his speech will have been a great start to a serious effort.
These shareholders can sit back and watch the election and any legislation emerging from the subsequent lame-duck session of Congress unfold before deciding which step to take with the added benefit of hindsight.
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Lawmakers will be back on Capitol Hill this week for the final days of their post-election lame-duck session.
The tourists were bowled out in the 53rd over of their innings but Sri Lanka struck back quickly after tea, Lasith Malinga dismissing New Zealand opener How in the second over for a duck.
Thomas got his own back when India began their second innings, however, by having Wasim Jaffer caught behind for his second duck of the game.
The hosts managed to break their duck through an Andre Pretorious penalty, but it was brief respite and the Lions soon went back on the attack.
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