lame-duck

Any newly elected senator will take office within 15 days, a brief window in which Republican Senate leaders could call a lame-duck session if they are about to lose control.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

Any newly elected senator will take office within 15 days, a brief window in which Republican Senate leaders could call a lame-duck session if they are about to lose control.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

But the bill has not been introduced in Congress, and in a lame-duck session, securing legislation could be more difficult.

After midterms, net neutrality could take a hit Cecilia Kang 2010

The scenario has become so grave that some here are already calling Ms. Rousseff a lame-duck, even though she has more than three years to go on her term.

Brazil Roiled by Exit of Fourth Aide John Lyons 2011

But after two years, the expanded commuter benefit is set to expire Dec. 31 unless Congress acts to extend it, an unlikely scenario given a lame-duck session after the midterm elections and partisan gridlock over new spending.

Transit subsidy set to return to $120 Lisa Rein 2010

The measure, proposed by lame-duck County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D), would have taken effect Jan. 2 for about 1,600 county workers at an annual cost of about $2.4 million.

Prince George's council kills proposed 2 percent raise for nonunion workers Miranda S. Spivack 2010

Mr. Becker said he's concerned H-P plans to let the PC division operate as a lame-duck arm for a year or more while it completes a spin off.

Investors Rebel Against H-P Plan Justin Scheck 2011

It began even before he became speaker, during last December's lame-duck session, when outnumbered House Republicans outmaneuvered Democrats and Mr. Obama on taxes.

Boehner's Surprising Success Karl Rove 2011

But most expect these issues to be ironed out at the last minute, in a lame-duck session after the election.

Congress Returns To Battle on Taxes Naftali Bendavid 2012

The other would come in the lame-duck session after November elections, when lawmakers must address the expiration of tax cuts from 2001.

Wind-Power Firms on Edge Ryan Tracy 2012