On the duck in question, the 20 passengers and the operator chose not to wear jackets.

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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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In the meantime, presidential speculation ensures that no one sees him as a lame duck in New York.

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It would be wrong for a lame duck in Washington to tie the hands of the next administration on such matters.

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Employee got a late start because she was putting a rain coat on her cement duck in her front yard (because rain was expected later that day).

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When she realized she was a sitting duck in bumper-to-bumper traffic, Black turned around and found herself directly in the path of the most violent part of the storm.

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Legislation on energy policy, labor rights, patent reform and pending trade deals are just some of the items that have gotten stalled in Washington--not surprising with a lame duck in the White House.

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Victor Li was a sitting duck in 1996.

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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.

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That is why the President engaged with Republicans to reach the bipartisan tax cut deal that he reached in the lame duck session in December.

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