Romney pledged to "work from the beginning of my administration to put in place a piece of legislation which deals with this issue on a long-term basis, " saying young illegal immigrants who serve in the military "should be able to become permanent residents of the United States, " a step short of full citizenship.

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Real bipartisan dialogue, which seems to be in short supply these days, is the first step.

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The first step should be an announcement that the FDIC guarantees of short-term debt, set to expire at the end of October, will not be renewed.

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