Lame-duck Congress: What are the issues?

POSTED: 9:17 AM Nov 15 2012 UPDATED: 9:16 AM Nov 15 2012

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The lame-duck Congress faces a long list of problems to solve by the end of the year.

John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi — 1 / 14

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Congress faces a long do-list list as lawmakers return to Capitol Hill for the first time since September for what's known as a "lame-duck" session until the end of the year. Here are some the big issues -- both big and small -- that they're set to address.

John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi

Fiscal cliff notes

Tax forms, taxes, money

Harry Reid

House Speaker John Boehner, closeup

Farming Crops Farm

Lame Duck - Farm Bill1

Delta Airlines jet, airplane

Lame Duck - Airline Emissions

Lame Duck - Postal Service1

Polar bear

Lame Duck - Polar Bears1

Pentagon building

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