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    It's One Crazy Lame Duck Session

    With the lame-duck Congress still facing a mountain of legislation, Senators who agree with each other are squabbling among themselves and House Democrats have picked a fight with President Obama.  Anyone watching could be excused for being completely confused, according to Michael Shear of the New York Times, chief writer of its Caucus blog.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    With the lame-duck Congress still facing a mountain of legislation, Senators who agree with each other are squabbling among themselves and House Democrats have picked a fight with President Obama. Anyone watching could be excused for being completely confused, according to Michael Shear of the New York Times, chief writer of its Caucus blog.

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      Warren Olney

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      Michael D. Shear

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Cyber Security and Internet Freedom
    1. 0:00It's One Crazy Lame Duck SessionYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47Cyber Security and Internet Freedom
    3. 44:16Global Warming Negotiations Down to the Wire in Cancun
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