But will this self-imposed deadline for departure leave Rhodri Morgan as a "lame-duck" first minister?
One that is wrapped in plastic, sequins, lame, ruffles, pailettes and a hint of saloon.
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When confronted, he gave a lame excuse about not realizing he was reaching into the case.
But both are lame ducks, playing out the final years of their respective contracts.
The rather lame tax cut will make a small contribution to growth--figure 0.2% to 0.4%.
Now, we did that in December during the lame duck on the tax cut issue.
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Lame ducks remain in office, but no longer carry the same imprimatur of popular will.
The phrase "lame duck" itself came into use in the U.S. Congress in the early 1800s.
This is not to say that lame-duck sessions by nature can't do big things.
There is now a lame duck government in Portugal, with elections expected within three months.
How will Democrats get a lame duck administration to support whatever proposal they eventually put forth?
Top managers are axed within months of definitively bad results (though lame boards linger longer).
The defeated, lame duck Herbert Hoover saw a banking crisis emerging and wanted to stop it.
" tackles IBM 's lame new fake-open-source e-mail system, Open Client, and "Iowa Vs.
Is there any doubt that the current lame-duck board miserably failed in its job?
The title, a lame Nietzschean knock-off, seems to be seeking a transvaluation of the word mess.
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First, the Senate is not voting on any more legislation until the lame-duck session in mid-November.
With luck, life may now improve for this particular group of the halt and the lame.
One of the more sordid moments in recent congressional history came during last December's lame-duck session.
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The good vicar preaches the faith but he also visits the halt and the lame.
Unfortunately, that accord was subsequently, and scandalously, approved by the Senate during its lame duck session.
Key said he meant "weird" (the OED's definitions include "bright" and slang for "lame").
It's possible that the election has changed the dynamic for this "lame duck" Congress.
But in the meantime, we need to stick with the lame old flu shots we have.
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Mr Rutte is a lame duck after resigning when the budget negotiations broke down.
Moreover, a lame-duck Senate session is hardly the place for momentous decisions about U.S. national security.
Will the GOP concede and compromise in the critical pre-fiscal cliff lame duck period?
This lame brainteaser from the dreaded Joel Schumacher ("Batman and Robin") is saved by its own ineptitude.
That would mean convincing the lame duck Congress to quietly pass a one or two year increase.
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Some have labeled Ryan a "lame duck, " a placeholder for whomever Idzik decides to hire next offseason.
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