Lame-duck Congress: What are the issues?

POSTED: 07:17 AM PST Nov 15, 2012 UPDATED: 07:16 AM PST Nov 15, 2012

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

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Fiscal Cliff -- The biggest issue by far is what's known as the "fiscal cliff," which refers to the expiration of a series of economic measures (tax relief, reauthorization of unemployment insurance and the Job Creation Act of 2010) that are set to end this year.

John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi

Fiscal cliff notes

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Harry Reid

House Speaker John Boehner, closeup

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