Political Checklist: Lame Duck Confit


Today is the first day of the lame-duck session of the 111th Congress. What will (and what won’t) they accomplish in the next few months before a new, more Republican Congress is sworn in?

Gwen Ifill briefs Hari Sreenivasan on the Congress’ four top concerns: Bush-era tax cuts, the START Treaty, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, and the Budget Continuing Resolution.

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