Congress Returns for 'Lame-Duck' Session
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Defeated Democratic presidential  challenger John Kerry returns to his U.S. Senate seat this week  when Congress convenes for a post-election session that  promises to be something of a political circus.
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The rancorous 109th Congress adjourned yesterday morning with final passage of measures to expand civilian nuclear trade with India, establish permanent trade relations with Vietnam and extend a bevy of expiring business tax breaks.
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Congress still has a laundry list of things to accomplish. For Democrats, that includes proving they are capable and productive. For Republicans, it includes proving that the Democrats are not.
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Ridiculed as the "do-nothing" 109th U.S. Congress, the Senate and U.S. House of Representatives on Monday begin a brief session to wrap up whatever work they can, install a new defense secretary and approve money to prevent a shutdown of government services.
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Call President Bush a lame duck, a weakened leader, a disappointed president whose party lost control of Congress &#151; and the decider when it comes to a new approach in Iraq. After all the studies and recommendations and talk, the president will call the shots.
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Congressional Democrats will have plenty to ponder during the Christmas and New Year's break. For instance, why did things go so badly this fall and how well did their leaders serve them?
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Congress moved Wednesday toward reinstating a ban on Internet access taxes, as the Senate modified a measure it had previously passed with hopes that the House of Representatives would take it up.
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The new Congress convenes with House Republicans, leery of a bruising floor fight, stepping back from plans to significantly relax ethics rules that ensnared Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
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Democratic lawmakers vow to come roaring out of the blocks when they assume control of the next Congress, passing several top-priority bills in the first 100 hours. Absent from that list, however, are the knottiest problems that bedeviled the outgoing Congress, including immigration, domestic surveillance and the war in Iraq....
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Thanks House grunts Silicon Justice The most lackadaisical US Congress in modern history actually got off its keister and passed some legislation before it waddled off last week.â¦
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A humorous look at what may await incoming freshmen members of Congress.
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WASHINGTON, DC / BRUSSELS, Belgium - 10/07/04 - Whatever meager goodwill was gained by the move yesterday - albeit tardy - by Congress to act on the contentious Foreign Sales Corporation - Extraterritorial Income Act (FSC-ETI) export tax mechanism has
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Democrat Nancy Pelosi's pledge of a new direction took a detour when she fumbled an Armenian genocide resolution and raised questions about her leadership as the highest ranking member of the U.S. Congress.
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A bill aimed at overhauling the nation&#39;s intelligence agencies was pulled Saturday because of conservative opposition, on what was supposed to be the last day of Congress&#39; lame-duck session.
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WHAT'S THE ISSUE?: Lawmakers of both parties want President Bush to increase pressure on lawmakers to OK an overhaul of the U.S. intelligence apparatus in the current lame-duck Congress.
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U.S. lawmakers return to work on   Tuesday from a month-long recess with time running out for   Republicans to pass legislation and impress unhappy voters as   they try to retain control of Congress in November 7 elections.
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The action puts the representatives on a collision course with the Senate in the waning hours of the congressional session.