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.

House Speaker John Boehner, closeup — 5 / 14

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House Speaker John Boehner and other Republicans have long opposed raising taxes, but recent statements by Boehner and others may mean some movement is possible.

John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi

Fiscal cliff notes

Tax forms, taxes, money

Harry Reid

House Speaker John Boehner, closeup

Farming Crops Farm

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Delta Airlines jet, airplane

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Pentagon building

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