lame-duck

I've made it clear going back over the summer that stopping all of the tax hikes was one of our main priorities for this lame-duck session.

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

He would then be a lame duck for the next three years and America would be a lame power.

Moreover, by the time the lame-duck session begins, Republicans are likely to be emboldened by their expected electoral gains.

But he did not specifically pledge a vote during a coming lame-duck session of on offshore drilling controls.

It made him lame duck six months into a presidency won by the second largest plurality in American history.

For a lame-duck president not known for gifted oratory, that might be a welcome statistic.

Mr Wolfowitz has lost that confidence and will not be able to restore it in the three years remaining in his lame-duck tenure.

Peter Mandelson may have evoked memories of the Heath era when he insisted that the motor industry was "not a lame duck" .

In a time of crisis no one wants Mr Trichet to become a lame duck.

In the last few weeks, his critics have described him as "dead man walking" and "a lame duck. "

As the lamest of lame duck administrations quacks its way towards the finish, surely the Chinese did not expect to find anything coherent.

Mr Bush, a lame-duck president, would be a lame-duck president presiding over a lame-duck occupation.

As President George W. Bush limps through his lame-duck year, it won't surprise you to read that he's hugely unpopular.

Although I was a lame-duck CEO for the next six months, I remained fully engaged, and the business was doing well.

At this disenchanted moment a little lame duck of her own breed was welcome to June, so homeopathic by instinct.

Those hoping for action in Washington may have to wait until the White House quacker is a lame duck in 2013.

When he failed the exam, he thought he was really a lame duck.

Most people expect the present prime minister will become a lame duck after the general election.

The United States, essential for knocking heads together, has a lame-duck president whose quacks for peace have probably come too late.

Mr. Bush is a lame duck president of a nation, blamed by some world leaders for being at the root cause of economic crisis.

But most commentators said it was difficult to take the announcements seriously as Mr Medvedev was a lame duck.

The governor of our state ended up as a lame duck when he lost the election.

Democratic congressional leaders are considering convening a lame-duck session of Congress later this month to deal with economic concerns.

As the lame-duck session gets under way, both parties will elect their leaders for the new Congress, which convenes in early January.

Indeed, with Tony Blair a lame-duck British prime minister, Germany could take on Britain's role as America's favourite partner in Europe.

Mr Blair has repeatedly refused to announce a timetable for his departure for fear of being rendered a lame duck leader.

This, combined with his slumping popularity, has led some to describe him as a lame duck.

He cushions his transition into retirement by referring to himself as a lame duck.

Taking a decision as late as possible would help avoid the widely respected Mr. Trichet being seen as a lame duck.

A lame-duck US president has enough independence from domestic political pressures to attempt such head-knocking diplomacy.

Republicans acknowledge that they were dealt some setbacks in the lame-duck session.

Topping the agenda for a lame -duck session is how to help the auto industry.

A "lame duck" session of Congress could be convened as early as next week to pass the necessary legislation.

Case in point: Even with passage of the lame-duck tax deal, hey still don't know what their tax burden will be two years from now.

There is no higher national security priority for the lame duck session of Congress.

If the GOP performs as expected, it could make them less inclined to compromise with Democrats in the lame-duck session.

But whether campaigning or in the lame duck, Obama has proven his capacity to surprise when expectations are lowest.

CAN Thabo Mbeki, South Africa's lame-duck president, truly believe there is no crisis in Zimbabwe?

As The Economist went to press, it looked as though they would have little to show for their lame-duck session.

Congress holds a lame duck session after an election. Important laws are not passed during this period.

The president nominated a lame duck to head the commission.

Israel has a lame-duck prime minister, Ehud Olmert, who may soon be formally charged with corruption.

Even so, the immediate post-election period, a lame-duck last gasp of the 111th Congress, appeared promising.

Perhaps the way will be cleared for legislative proposals during the lame duck session after the election.

A lame-duck prime minister is not an ideal creation; but, no less than a lame-duck president, he can still govern the country. Indeed, Mr.

A lame duck manager cannot bring his business back on to the normal track.

There is a chance the Democrats will call another lame-duck session in December.

Mr. Obama is acutely aware that time for progress is limited in any second term, as he increasingly becomes a lame duck.

Mr Putin's words about 2012 undermine Mr Medvedev, making him a lame duck 30 months before his term runs out.

The Water Planet, another lame duck, is to have further help from the government.

Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi say they want the lame-duck Congress to vote on the DREAM Act next week.

Or simply because the lame-duck administration, in the absence of a coherent plan, felt it needed to show some action?

Mr Olmert is a lame duck who will leave office after Israel's election in February.

Mr Singh, 78, has pleaded on national television that he is not a "lame duck" prime minister.

And Aso is practically a lame duck these days, with little room for bold moves.

Here's why this lame duck session is so important.

Hamas calls Mr Abbas a lame duck too: his four-year term expires in January.

In 1933, the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, the so-called " lame duck " amendment, was declared in effect.

And I hope very much that the lame-duck session [of Congress] recognizes the importance of the treaty.

President Obama wants to get together with congressional leaders and talk about what they can do during this lame duck session.

Until that time, the lame-duck Adams and the Federalist-controlled 6th Congress were still in power.

And let's also hope that the lame-duck Bush administration doesn't get in the way.

Unpopular lame duck though he may be, Mr Bush will stay in office until January 2009.

This year's lame duck session of Congress, a lame duck can also prove to fly.

The water plant is a lame duck.

A lame duck, of course.

To many of Nigeria's ambitious politicians, he is more lame duck than Goodluck.

Mr Lee is entering his last year in office and is perceived as being a lame duck.

The Darfur mission, due to begin in January, is already looking like a lame duck;