Still work ahead for lame-duck Congress (AP)

WASHINGTON - Republicans may want nothing more than to go home and nurse their election wounds, but the lame-duck Congress has lots of work ahead. Items at the top of the list are reviving several popular but expired tax cuts, confirming a new defense secretary and keeping most federal agencies in operating funds. Lawmakers, including at least 20 House and up to six Senate Republicans who lost their seats in the election and will not be around when the 110th Congress convenes in January, return ...