Leaders ponder how to wrap up lame-duck session.
Dick Cheney, Bush's running mate, was careful not to present himself as vice president-presumptive but spent most of his time with GOP lawmakers talking about assembling a Cabinet. Despite Lieberman's efforts, the growing expectation that Texas Gov. Bush is going to be the next president already is having an effect on Congress' handling of holdover business. But most lawmakers remain wary of concluding that the presidential race is settled. Although many Democrats are girding for Gore's defeat, GOP lawmakers remained hesitant to treat Cheney's visit as a victory lap. His qualifications as a congressional insider were apparent at Tuesday's meeting.