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Issues to take backseat to terrorism
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2001

As the nation battles terrorists around the world, a number of issues that were defining the presidency of George W. Bush as a constant battle with Congress will now fall to the background.

With the exception of an education reform bill and a patients' bill of rights, and probably energy policy, gone from the agenda will be campaign finance, budget-surplies debates and possibly a broad faith-based initiative.

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Some Action on Hill Delayed To Avoid Divisive Debates (The Washington Post 9/24)