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The Lame Duck Congress and the Republican Agenda
Republicans claim a mandate to cut spending, but which programs do this week's voters want sacrificed? The GOP will be in control of the House, and the Senate Minority Leader wants Barack Obama to be a one-term president. Will the White House be looking for compromise? Also, stock investors love the Fed's big bond buy, and Florida's rising Republican star.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenRepublicans claim a mandate to cut spending, but which programs do this week's voters want sacrificed? The GOP will be in control of the House, and the Senate Minority Leader wants Barack Obama to be a one-term president. Will the White House be looking for compromise? Also, stock investors love the Fed's big bond buy, and now that he's been elected to the US Senate, supporters are calling Republican Marco Rubio, "our Cuban Barack Obama."
Banner image: House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) (C) answers questions from reporters at the US Capitol with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) November 3, 2010 in Washington, DC. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images
