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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Vignettes from the first day of the 109th Congress:
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Democratic leaders are preparing to launch the second session of the 110th Congress this week with a partisan shot, hints of conciliation and some serious procrastination.
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With a dash of pomp and a dose of controversy over ethics rules, the new Congress convened Tuesday, more Republican than the old and intent on tackling Social Security and the rest of President Bush's ambitious agenda.
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Senate Democratic and Republican leaders said they expected the bill to return to the floor before their recess.
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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, impress unhappy voters and   retain control of Congress in the November 7 elections.
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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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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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Still smarting from the partisan wars of 2007, Congress confronts a sinking economy, a lingering war and election-year politics as it gets back to work for the 2008 session.
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The 108th Congress returned to work Tuesday after the longest recess for US lawmakers in more than 50 years, and with not much of a record to show after nearly two years of putting &quot;gotcha&quot; politics ahead of bipartisan legislating.
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How Two Conservative Members of Congress Plan to Jump-Start Flagging  Legislation
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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 controversy erupted as the Congress prepared to return for a post-election session under pressure to pass legislation that would create a national director of intelligence.
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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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Action on Friday as the 108th Congress moved toward adjournment, which is expected on Saturday:
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President Bush isn't the only lame duck in our nation's capital. All 435 Congressmen are up for re-election next year, and so are 34 of our senators. That's a total of 469 lame ducks, the way I see it.
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As an  immigration overhaul bill is poised to return to the Senate this week, lawmakers from both parties showed little interest in compromise.