Much of the work can--and probably will--be done in the "lame-duck" session following the election, but the dynamics of such sessions are notoriously unpredictable.
But all that will just be a warm-up for what promises to be an awful year-end when lame-duck lawmakers will face their own version of an ugly triple witching hour.
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It is hard to imagine, moreover, that the three Senators who are expected to be seated in time for the lame-duck session will be in a position to make informed decisions about this treaty.
"For the first time, he'll likely be viewed as a lame-duck governor, " said Mark Strama, a Democratic state representative from Austin.
Because as it now stands, the decision will probably have to be made in a lame-duck session, under an old Congress.
This will only be the fifth such lame-duck session in 20 years.
"When Majority Leader Harry Reid asked me if I thought the treaty could be considered in the lame-duck session, I replied I did not think so, given the combination of other work Congress must do and the complex and unresolved issues related to START and modernization, " Mr. Kyl said in a statement.
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And the immediate focus is going to be what we need to get done during the lame-duck session.
We're not exactly sure what makes these virus transistors so special, but apparently the transistors they've built out of the nano-coated strands, and sandwiched between two electrodes, are easy to switch between ON and OFF states, since they don't need to build up a charge at a lame-o capacitor before they can be switched.
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The title, a lame Nietzschean knock-off, seems to be seeking a transvaluation of the word mess.
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Klein also makes another key point, namely that the lame-duck session after the November election could be crucial for tax (and budget) issues.
Tax policy is just one of many issues that Congress will be confronting this week, the beginning of the end of the contentious lame-duck session.
The White House is pushing to enact several pieces of legislation during the lame-duck session, and Barkley's vote could be important because of the narrow partisan divide in the Senate.
Should Romney win the election, any attempts by a lame-duck president to ram through a trade deal will be met with fierce opposition from Congressional Republicans and a near-certain veto threat by a new administration.
Lawmakers will be back on Capitol Hill this week for the final days of their post-election lame-duck session.
The automakers' best hope for funds from Congress is the potential lame-duck session later in the month, when there might be a fiscal stimulus bill.
The Dakar Conference will just be another talking shop if governments are allowed to give lame excuses about shortcomings in girls education, run-down schools, inadequate teaching-learning aids, poor teacher supply, and funding.
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