His proposals are somewhat complicated, but they amount to an earnest effort to avoid either economy-disruptive deflation (excessively high value of the dollar) or inflation (excessively low value).

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Despite the delay, both sides still intend to start the public relations battle in earnest Tuesday morning with rallies, war rooms and a tremendous lobbying effort from interest groups on both sides of the issue.

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