Pardons, missiles and a ceasefire: Biden’s last few weeks

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  I'm Azadeh Moshiri from the BBC World Service.

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  President Joe Biden is refusing to bow out quietly.

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  As the end of the year approaches, we find ourselves, ourselves living through one of the quirks of American democracy.

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  Even though the people have voted and a new president has been elected, it isn't until January that Donald Trump will take office.

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  That means Joe Biden, after decades as a lawmaker on Capitol Hill, is navigating his final weeks of power.

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  Let's make every day count.

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  That's the responsibility we have to the American people.

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  Setbacks are unavoidable, but giving up is unforgivable.

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  It's often been referred to as the lame duck period, a president paralyzed by his approaching departure.

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  But Joe Biden is still making foreign policy decisions and moves when it comes to Ukraine and the Middle east and is making headlines at home, pardoning his own son Hunter, earlier this week.

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  Now Joe Biden isn't getting the second term he'd long hoped for and had even started to campaign for.

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  There's more to do, so let's finish the job.

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  So with just weeks left in the White House, how is Joe Biden planning to finish the job?

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  And could it make or even break his legacy?

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