A new president faces his first major test as rescue efforts continue
Most elected officials enter office with an agenda for a better future, and most want to get to work implementing it immediately. Sooner or later, however, that agenda must compete with the urgent, unexpected demands of the present.
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A new president faces his first major test as rescue efforts continue
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