Stage one of this task, bringing about macroeconomic stability, has gone swimmingly.

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Russel Honore -- the colorful leader of the military's response to Hurricane Katrina -- said that the joint task force mission was nearing its end stage, barring any further destruction from Hurricane Rita.

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For the task ahead, we must move to the third stage of combating poverty in America.

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