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Issue date: October 19, 2001 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TRADE White House Intensifies Push For Trade Authority Bill The White House is mounting an aggressive campaign to pass presidential trade negotiating authority, pushing for approval in both the House and the Senate before the end of the year. Groundwork for the current effort was laid in July, when it appeared the House might schedule a vote. "The president thinks it's absolutely necessary that it gets done," said one senior White House official. But causing problems are President Bush's views on agriculture, which several lawmakers are linking to their support for trade negotiating authority. The White House rejected legislation authored by House Agriculture Chairman Combest and ranking member Charles Stenholm, D-Texas, that was recently approved by the House. Neither Combest nor Stenholm has committed to backing trade negotiating authority, and pro-trade strategists consider their support indispensable. House legislators who met with Bush on trade earlier this week decried the lack of a specific administration agriculture policy. But the White House appears ready to move decisively. White House senior adviser Karl Rove, Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and OMB Director Daniels met behind closed doors Thursday with several commodity group officials. According to sources familiar with the session, the Bush aides laid out several markers for a potential Bush farm policy and indicated they would try to craft a specific proposal, emphasizing they would be flexible and work with others, such as Combest. But sources emphasized that the meeting was also an effort separate from trade. With a farm bill passed in the House and the expectation that new Democratic- sponsored legislation will begin to move in the Senate as early as next week, the White House wants to wade more forcefully into the agriculture debate. Bush will begin to talk about trade negotiating authority much more frequently, aides said. Cabinet officials are being tasked both to lobby and publicly pitch the bill. Secretary of State Powell wrote an op-ed article in The Wall Street Journal this week touting the legislation, and Treasury Secretary O'Neill and Commerce Secretary Evans staged an appearance on the White House driveway today to do the same. Evans and Trade Representative Zoellick have already lobbied dozens of lawmakers. And an interagency task force chaired by White House Legislative Affairs Director Nicholas Calio and Deputy National Security Adviser Gary Edson meets at least twice a week. But despite the passage in committee last week of Ways and Means Chairman Thomas' bill, the outlook remains unclear, the senior White House official acknowledged. "I think it's a little up in the air between the two chambers," the official said, pointing to rancor among Democrats who allege that Thomas did not make sufficient effort to include them or their views in crafting his bill. "There are some obvious problems with the atmosphere in the House relative to this issue - which we think is an absolute shame - because while I think some folks could question how Chairman Thomas did it, the fact of the matter is he went farther on labor and the environment than any previous trade bill in history," the official said. - by Keith Koffler -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TRADE Textile State Members Convey Concerns To Thomas House Ways and Means Chairman Thomas met this week with members from textile states to discuss their concerns about moving forward with legislation to restore the president's trade negotiating authority. The textile industry has been hit hard by trade expansion in the last 20 years, as companies have shifted operations abroad to countries with lower pay scales and where textile production has become less labor intensive. GOP House leaders have made passage of what they call trade promotion authority a top priority, but a solid margin of victory depends on the support of as many Republicans as possible, and a number of those members come from textile producing states. "Ways and Means has usually turned a deaf ear to the textile industry," Rep. Howard Coble, R-N.C., said. This was not meant to suggest, he said, a particular antipathy for that industry but rather was a statement of the panel's inclination for free trade. Coble said he and many other textile state legislators want free trade "laced with fair trade" and stressed this to Thomas, whom he described as willing to listen. Coble echoed the industry's contention that the "dyeing, finishing and printing has to be done here." Thomas' legislation, approved by his committee last week, and awaiting action on the House floor as early as next week, accommodates some of the concerns of textile state members, said Rep. Mac Collins, R-Ga., also a Ways and Means member. He said he believes Thomas' bill contains "strong report language" instructing negotiators to make sure there are ways to closely monitor adherence to textile provisions in future trade pacts. He said there is also added emphasis in the U.S. Customs Service to prevent transshipments, a device used to skirt trade rules by misrepresenting the true source of a textile product. "This is the first time since I have been on the committee there has been an open ear," said Collins, reflecting on the way Thomas has handled the development of the bill. Collins said he would vote for Thomas' bill during the floor vote as he did in committee. But another member from a textile state, who asked not to be identified, is still uneasy and will not support Thomas' bill unless there are changes. His aide explained that Thomas and GOP leaders must recognize that there remain serious concerns among agriculture state legislators, especially after recent administration statements that were critical of the House farm bill's provisions designed to stem the effects of expanding trade. The aide said GOP leaders would have to accommodate these concerns in order to marshal enough votes for passage. - by Stephen Norton -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- HEALTH Senate Leaders Waiting For Anthrax Sweep To Finish Health officials today continued to sweep Senate office buildings to look for traces of anthrax, as the Senate stood in recess. Senate Minority Leader Lott said leaders had not yet decided whether to open the Senate office buildings for business Monday. "That call will be made over the weekend," he said. Lott said it would be possible that the Dirksen and Russell buildings would be open, while only the Hart building - where anthrax was delivered to Majority Leader Daschle's office - would remain closed. But that scenario could pose logistical problems for Senate officials, since Hart staffers would have to be relocated to other buildings. Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., said officials would announce the status of the buildings at 5 p.m. Sunday. Health officials said today that at least three of the swab tests conducted on people earlier this week have proven to be false positives. The number of positive tests now stands at 28: two from the office of Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., six from law enforcement agencies and 20 from Daschle's staff. Health officials said a total of 3,900 swabs have been conducted, with results in on 1,400. Most were conducted on those who worked in or visited the Hart building Monday. One of the initial positive swabs that since has been found to be negative was obtained at the U.S. Capitol Police off-site delivery center, meaning all current positive swabs come from the immediate area in or adjacent to Daschle's office; Feingold's office is next door. As a precaution, Daschle's staff and others in the fifth and sixth floors of the southeast quadrant of the Hart building are being kept on a 60-day regimen of antibiotics. Even those who get a negative result on a nasal swab test could have come in contact with anthrax, since spores can enter the body through the lungs or through open cuts. Frist and other health officials who gave a briefing today faced criticism for the Capitol's response to the incident - including the initial establishment of a close perimeter outside Daschle's office that allowed reporters and staff access to the corridors of the Hart building. "In light of the circumstances, we're going to go back and look at our procedures again," said Lt. Dan Nichols, a Capitol Police spokesman. Frist also confirmed a report that exposed Daschle staffers were instructed to bring their exposed clothing into the Capitol for testing, although it was determined there was "no health hazard" posed by the clothing. Regardless of the state of any building closures, the Senate is scheduled to be in session Tuesday, when a cloture vote on the FY02 Foreign Operations appropriations bill is scheduled. A Lott spokesman said there was still "no deal" on moving judicial nominees, and that Republicans will try to defeat cloture, as they did last week. "Hopefully we can come to some sort of agreement so this wont have to happen again," said the spokesman. - by Geoff Earle -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- HEALTH New Anthrax Reports Deemed Apparent Hoaxes Mailed envelopes containing white powder have been received by three additional lawmakers, but appear to be hoaxes, authorities and members said. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., received a letter at his district office Thursday containing white powder, but the substance tested negative for anthrax, aides told the Boston Globe. The envelope bore a Boston return address that turned out to be fictitious and contained a threatening letter. In Arkansas, GOP Sen. Tim Hutchinson also received a letter Thursday in his El Dorado office from a prisoner in the Union County jail. The letter included threatening language and a white substance that appeared to be dried toothpaste, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. And in Tennessee, envelopes containing white powder were also sent to offices of Republican Sen. Bill Frist and GOP Rep. Ed Bryant, the Memphis Commercial-Appeal reported. "In my view, most of these anthrax scares are the product of local people who are copycats, pranksters, or people who have relatively simple minds," said Bryant. Preliminary tests on the envelopes were not available. Meanwhile, Kennedy's spokesman today told the Associated Press that Kennedy is working on bioterrorism legislation costing $5 billion to $10 billion that the Senate could act as early as next week. The plan may include provisions that would make it easier for the government and the drug industry to cooperate to speed up research and production of new vaccines and drugs to combat bioterrorism threats. Kennedy already has been working with Frist on a $1.4 billion measure, much of that going to local and state governments to upgrade computers, help communities plan for disasters, increase staffing, give training to more workers and improve health laboratories. Minority Leader Lott said Thursday that bioterrorism provisions could be added to the anti-terrorism bill that could win approval next week. In a telephone briefing to all House members this afternoon, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., said teams will sweep the Capitol complex today and Saturday, allowing health officials the required 36 hours to process the results. "They are doing that in a very methodical way," DeLauro said. A spokesman for House Speaker Hastert said this afternoon that leaders do not yet have test results back for a suspicious letter handled in Hastert's fourth floor Capitol office. The FBI Wednesday collected a letter that had handwriting similar to those on anthrax-tainted letters addressed to Senate Majority Leader Daschle and NBC News anchorman Tom Brokaw. "Nothing's back yet. It takes awhile," the Hastert spokesman said. Similarly, the spokesman said that teams sweeping the Capitol complex for anthrax would need several days to process their work. The House is still scheduled to return next week Tuesday, the spokesman said. - by Mark Wegner -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TAXES Retailers Propose Sales Tax Holiday As Part Of Stimulus With their eye toward the Senate, the nation's retailers are beginning to push a proposal for the economic stimulus package that would institute a 10-day, nationwide sales tax moratorium to bolster consumer spending during the all-important Christmas shopping season. The National Retail Federation is arguing that, with more than two-thirds of the nation's gross domestic product attributable to consumer spending, the Senate bill must contain more direct stimulus than the one passed by the House Ways and Means Committee last week. That is not to say the group is completely dissatisfied with the House proposal, particularly the provisions that would fatten consumers' pocketbooks - namely the acceleration of the 25 percent tax bracket and the tax rebate for low-income Americans. But overall, the group is critical of House leaders' decision to include corporate alternative minimum tax breaks and some other expensive items that may not provide an immediate boost to the economy. "It tends to look more like a garden variety omnibus tax bill than it does a stimulus package," said Steve Pfister, senior vice president of government relations at the NRF. The group said that because the nation's economy relies so much on spending, more of the stimulus package should be focused on increasing consumer sales, which fell 2.4 percent in September - the largest drop in 10 years. Under the NRF proposal currently being shopped around Capitol Hill and among interest groups, states and localities could choose to suspend sales taxes on all items, including cars, during a 10-day period likely starting the day after Thanksgiving. Congress would then reimburse states for lost revenue. Currently, eight of the 45 states that collect sales taxes have these holidays, which the NRF claims would boost sales even during the sales-heavy holiday season. Pfister also noted that the cost of the proposal, $4 billion to $7 billion, is "not monumental" given the boost it could provide to struggling retail outlets, which rely on fourth-quarter sales to make up 30 percent to 50 percent of their annual business. "This is doing what the president wanted, providing a temporary immediate stimulus, putting money in people's pockets," said Pfister. "And it should be on the table as this process goes forward." - by Bill Ghent -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- FINANCE Lawmakers Grapple With Crafting Reinsurance Measure With the specter of future terrorist acts looming, the question before Congress is no longer whether, but how, to craft a legislative package aimed at correcting a market weakness resulting from reinsurers refusing to back up property and casualty insurers for such damages, sources concurred today. The deadline is Dec. 31, given that most insurers and reinsurers must renegotiate their contracts by Jan. 1. During the next few weeks, the key will be to craft a package that adequately balances industry versus taxpayer exposure, in short, "what makes the most economic sense," said Robert Hunter, director of insurance for the Consumer Federation of America. "Members want to try to grasp the true economic ramifications of having a federal backstop and Treasury [Department] involvement in the area of insurance against terrorist acts," added one industry observer. "The devil's in the details," said Robert Rusbuldt of the Independent Insurance Agents of America, whose members sell 75 percent of all commercial business insurance. "The big thing is we've got to charge a premium" to the industry in return for the government aid, said Hunter. "Some premium that is actuarily sound, that hopefully, would allow the taxpayer to break even over time. You can't just give it away - that's absurd." Hunter suggested the deductible be related to an individual company's surplus. "That way you keep the industry whole and strong," Hunter added. "Reasonable people" across the political spectrum will rally around the idea that "taxpayers need protection as much as the industry," Hunter predicted. Congress must also decide whether to include in the package a proposal by the life insurance community for a government study on the economic impact of future terrorist acts on that industry. But there is some skepticism regarding the underlying package, as well. "We want a backstop, not a bailout," said one Republican congressional source. "It must also be temporary in nature," the source added. "We don't want to see the federal government in the insurance business." Meanwhile, the White House has effectively vetoed the property and casualty industry's proposal, while the White House legislative plan has been panned by fiscal conservatives in Congress as an industry bailout. In the Senate, Banking ranking member Phil Gramm, R-Texas, and Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., are working together on a bill, which could be ready for presentation next week. The ability of those two legislators to reach a consensus would signal a plan that could satisfy a range of political ideologies. "We're trying to find common ground . obviously mindful that the clock is ticking on this," a Dodd spokesman said today. In the House, Financial Services Chairman Oxley and Rep. Richard Baker, R-La., are sketching out their own ideas for legislation. A Financial Services subcommittee hearing scheduled for this week on the subject had to be postponed twice because of the anthrax scare at the Capitol, but the panel is aiming to reschedule it next week, possibly Tuesday, sources said. The Senate Banking Committee also may have a hearing in the works for next week, sources said. - by Pamela Barnett -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- HOUSE LEADERSHIP Blue Dogs, New Dems, CBC Consider Leadership Races House Democrats say they are weary from the long-running minority whip contest that elevated Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California to their second highest leadership post, but members from various party factions are beginning to look for their own seats at the leadership table. "Over the years, we have discussed the fact when a leadership position opens up that we consider a race," said Rep. Max Sandlin of Texas, a prominent member of the Blue Dog Coalition of moderate and conservative Democrats. "As our group has coalesced and grown, it seems only right that we have a Blue Dog or New Democrat" in leadership. Sandlin, who has compiled a moderate voting record, publicly backed Pelosi's election and has had ties to the party's liberal wing. Some see him as a potential candidate for some Democratic leadership position. "I have thought of that, and have been approached by some members of the Blue Dog Coalition and other members," Sandlin said. But space within leadership ranks already is becoming crowded. Minority Leader Gephardt and Pelosi next year will occupy the party's two top posts in the minority, and Reps. Robert Menendez of New Jersey and Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut already have said they would run for the No. 3 position held by term-limited Caucus Chairman Martin Frost of Texas. Currently, Menendez and DeLauro hold the respective fourth and fifth leadership posts, and it is unclear whether a third Democrat would join the race to succeed Frost. Rep. Jim Turner of Texas, a Blue Dog co-chairman, said the group began talking about leadership opportunities even before Pelosi's election last week over Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland. "The Blue Dogs have informally discussed the importance of having an impact in the outcome of that race," he said, adding that the group has not ruled out any of the races below Democratic whip. "I think that all of these are a possibility." Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas said the Congressional Black Caucus has had similar informal discussions. "No leadership door is closed," Jackson Lee said, adding, "There are many good candidates in the CBC." Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., who has previously chaired the CBC, said he has gotten inquiries. "[Rep.] Earl Hilliard called me a couple of days ago and said I should run," Clyburn said of his Alabama colleague. "I said, 'Let's talk about it.'" Clyburn, who said he is looking at "some entry level" leadership post, said it is too early to begin campaigning, noting that leadership positions could change. "I'm not too sure exactly how that's going to be defined," Clyburn said. "What the structure is today may not be the structure the next time around." For example, after DeLauro lost a 1998 race against Frost to head the Caucus, Gephardt created a special assistant position. No leadership races are likely until after next year's election, which will also shape the contests. A Democratic majority would promote Gephardt to speaker while minority status could lead to his departure, possibly to seek the presidency in 2004. - by Mark Wegner -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- REDISTRICTING Kennedy Supporter On Redistricting Panel Challenged Government watchdog groups say the campaign treasurer for Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., has a conflict of interest in sitting on the redistricting commission that will redraw congressional district borders, the Providence Journal reported. State Democratic Rep. William San Bento, who has been Kennedy's campaign treasurer since 1994, was appointed to the 16-member commission by House Speaker John Harwood in July. But his role in the Kennedy campaign only began receiving attention over the past two weeks, after Kennedy himself questioned whether his former chief of staff, Anthony Marcella, should be on the redistricting panel. H. Philip West, executive director of the government- watchdog group Common Cause of Rhode Island, said he had not known about San Bento's involvement with the Kennedy campaign until told by a reporter, but he said San Bento does have a conflict of interest and should recuse himself from congressional redistricting decisions. San Bento said he sees no conflict of interest since he receives no pay and is only one of 16 votes. Meanwhile, an Illinois circuit court judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Democratic Rep. David Phelps challenging a new redistricting map adjusted for the loss of one congressional seat, according to the Springfield State Journal-Review. Phelps, who was redistricted into the neighboring district of GOP Rep. Tim Johnson by the new map, argued the new districts are not compact, are politically gerrymandered and fail to protect communities of interest. The judge ruled that Phelps had not raised any constitutional or federal issue and so he dismissed it. Phelps has said he intends to run in the newly created 19th District against GOP Rep. John Shimkus. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ECONOMY Consumer Prices Rise In September Consumer prices edged up in September, pushed higher by the biggest jump in gasoline prices in 15 months, the Labor Department reported today. The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.4 percent last month, the largest increase since May. The advance came after a tiny 0.1 percent increase in August. Meanwhile, the Commerce Department reported that the United States' trade deficit shrank to $27.1 billion in August, 7 percent below a July imbalance of $29.2 billion. The improvement reflected a 1.1 percent drop in imports, the fifth straight monthly decline, and a small 1 percent increase in U.S. exports. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- POLITICS Bond To Host Event For Sununu Sen. Christopher (Kit) Bond, R-Mo., is planning to host a fundraising event in Washington for New Hampshire Republican Rep. John Sununu's challenge of GOP Sen. Bob Smith, the Nashua Telegraph reported. "John has been an effective leader in the House from day one. He'll be a great senator. He'll make New Hampshire proud," said Bond. Senate Republicans largely have remained neutral or have supported Smith. The $1,000 per-person event is slated for Nov. 4. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ATTACK UPDATE U.S. special forces have begun operations on the ground in Afghanistan, officials confirmed today, opening a significant and dangerous new phase of the assault against the Taliban and terrorists, the Associated Press reported. Members of the secretive forces were supporting efforts by the intelligence community to undermine the Taliban regime in southern Afghanistan, said a U.S. official. A Pakistani official said that country was told that special forces were dropped into Taliban territory Thursday. The source said U.S. forces have also been in anti-Taliban northern alliance territory of Afghanistan for more than one week. U.S. warplanes eased their bombardment after dawn today, Islam's holy day. In Pakistan, a Taliban official said his side had nothing to fear from U.S. commandos. "Fifteen or 20 troops will be able to do nothing," embassy spokesman Sohail Shaheen said. "If they want to send in soldiers, they should send in 100,000. Then it can be a fight between our soldiers and theirs." President Bush refused to confirm the presence of U.S. ground forces in Afghanistan but said, "We will use whatever means are necessary to achieve our objective." -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THE FRIDAY BUZZ Dark Humor. A week that inspired both fear and terror on Capitol Hill also prompted senators to engage in a bit of dark humor, once they were assured that staff who had come in contact with spores of anthrax this week would be okay. "We do need humor right now; we really do," explained Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who appeared Thursday night on "Late Night" with David Letterman. A common topic was the antibiotic Cipro, which many senators and staff are taking as a precaution. But the fun-loving Sen. John Breaux, D-La., was searching for an even better cocktail. "I'm trying to see if I can take a combo-pack of Viagra and Cipro together," he quipped. "I'll be happier and healthier." Other jokes focused on the Capitol mail, which posed the danger of spreading the disease. Minority Whip Nickles proclaimed after the initial scare that he planned to keep opening his mail - "Except for my Citibank, Visa, and American Express." Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, known for his humor on the campaign trail and gospel singing, was asked whether he had received any suspicious packages. "I did get a CD from [country artists] Brooks and Dunn singing one of my CDs, and it was unbelievable," he said. Asked whether such a recording constituted an act of terrorism, Hatch replied, "It was counter-terrorism." Others riffed on the once taboo - but now wacky - theme of public contamination. Nickles began one interview outside the Senate chamber with a series of exaggerated hacking coughs, although a few scribes braved the phlegm to pursue information about the Senate schedule. McCain, a known jokester, warned that his Commerce Committee staff director, Mark Buse, had a "variety of communicable diseases." Among them: premature balding, terminal illness, and ugliness. Buse took the ribbing in good spirit, although he must have been buoyed when a reporter observed that hair loss was a sign of virility. Reporters got a few laughs at the expense of Majority Leader Daschle, who inspired broad support among members and staff for his handling of the situation. Daschle is a known master of understatement. During a recent news conference when Republicans were thwarting his legislative plans, he used variations of the word "disappointed" - a staple of his vocabulary - all of six times. So it was not at all unusual that when he learned Monday that someone was trying to infect him and his staff that Daschle remarked that he was "very, very disappointed." But by the end of the week, even the even-keeled Daschle's blood was up: He said he was "angered that this has happened." The diminutive Daschle even poked fun at himself on the Senate floor late this week, when Majority Whip Reid praised him for "standing tall" during a difficult crisis. "I guess I would just note that any time somebody gives me credit for standing tall, I will take that as the highest compliment," he said. - by Geoff Earle Looking For A Home. While some House members this week fought the perception they were weak-kneed legislators who had fled to their districts while the Senate stood tall, others fumed that terrorists could interrupt their work and that no alternative workspace was available. "This is a hell of a strategic victory for them," an animated Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii, said in a private hallway conversation Wednesday with Democratic Caucus Chairman Martin Frost of Texas. Abercrombie was also overheard suggesting that "maybe we need new leadership." Asked about the exchange immediately afterward, Abercrombie responded, "Talk to the doctor" before ducking into the cloakroom. Frost said later Abercrombie had quickly cooled, and took satisfaction with the suggestion made during a members' briefing that Congress reconvene in Honolulu. "Mr. Abercrombie is fine. His concern is there needs to be an alternative location where we can meet," Frost said. An apologetic Abercrombie later explained his feelings in terms of "offense" and "defense," saying the nation was only reacting to terrorist threats. "It's been five weeks, but we are still responding to [Sept. 11 terrorism], rather than acting," he said. Abercrombie said he would like Congress to have an alternative workspace in such events and has received assurances the House Administration Committee was looking for such space. While many House members and staff returned to their districts, others worked from makeshift offices or from home. In response to media inquiries, House Administration Chairman Ney, Majority Whip DeLay and National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Davis of Virginia staged a photo opportunity Thursday at NRCC headquarters. Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman Robert Menendez of New Jersey borrowed a nearby townhouse from a former GOP member to convene a scheduled meeting of the Democratic Task Force on Homeland Security. Prudence became the adjective of choice this week to defend the House's early recess, which allowed security teams to sweep the Capitol complex for any traces of anthrax. Ney, whose panel is responsible for security, said in an interview he has not been tested. "I don't know. I'm going to wait and see what they find," Ney said. "I'm remaining cautious and calm." - by Mark Wegner -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THE FINAL WORD "It's about time they worked longer than us." - House Majority Whip DeLay, speaking Thursday, while defending the Republican leadership's decision to shut down the House as the Senate remained in session. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- CongressDaily is published daily, Monday through Friday, by National Journal Group Inc. Copyright 2001 by National Journal Inc., 1501 M St., NW, #300, Washington, D.C. 20005. Retransmission, redistribution or reproduction of CongressDaily is prohibited without the express, written permission of National Journal Group Inc. To read CongressDaily on the Web, contact 1-800-207-8001 or njcirc@njdc.com for your username and password. 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